Staying in control of workplace transport is an important safety consideration and measures must be taken to reduce vehicle and pedestrian risks.
Changes in arrangements for vehicles around the workplace can happen regularly however and are not always immediately noticeable.
Consider if there have been any changes to :-
Delivery locations – Goods in and Goods out e.g. and location of staff welfare facilities
Number, size or type of vehicles on site
Arrival time of vehicles on site and other activities occurring e.g. staff lunch time
Clients, Visitors , third parties on site
Car parking on site
Suppliers – are delivery drivers familiar with site and risks
Speed of working – increased risks due to delivery schedules.
Layout of warehousing – pedestrian routes may need to reconsidered.
Do not hesitate to contact Safewell to discuss any changes that may have resulted in additional or different transport related risks being introduced into your workplace that may require changes to your risk assessment or additional control measures.
Just call or email your Safewell Retained Health and Safety Adviser, or use the contact form on the right or below.
We have worked with Safewell for many years and are retained clients, so we have developed an excellent working relationship with the team. However, this really came into its own when Covid 19 appeared.
As a Plumbing and Heating business, we were able to carry on working during the lockdown but only for responding to emergencies. We were obviously very concerned about the health and safety of our employees and before we even had chance to get in touch with Safewell, they had emailed us offering their assistance. It is hard to put down on paper how that made us feel - we like everyone else felt totally at sea, which way to turn, what to do? But Safewell were there guiding, supporting and being totally brilliant. Their attention to detail is very impressive and reassuring and we feel able to ask lots of questions without feeling silly.
During the pandemic Safewell helped us to write risk assessments, safety procedures and protocols. They kept in touch regularly, issuing new guidance as soon as it appeared and checking in with us. They held group Q&A sessions over Zoom which were helpful, and knowing other businesses were facing the same challenges and having the opportunity to discuss issues was invaluable. Their help during the preparation for a full return to work was brilliant, they enabled us to be fully prepared and feel in control, and when we had our first case of Covid within the team, because we had planned our response it felt ok.
I think our team felt very reassured by our robust approach and that our office was Covid secure. We are extremely grateful to all the team at Safewell
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