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1. Introduction
2. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
3. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
4. Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
5. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
6. Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
7. PUWER – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
8. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
9. RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
10. COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
11. Fire Safety
12. First Aid
13. Employers' Liability Insurance
14. Smoking
15. Noise at Work
16. LOLER – Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
17. Other Health and Safety Legislation
18. Risk Assessment
19. HSE – Health and Safety Executive
20. HSE Enforcement Notices
21. Penalties
22. Road Haulage Risk Assessment – Typical Hazards
23. Good Control Measures for Haulage Operations
24. Final Memory Checklist
22. Road Haulage Risk Assessment – Typical Hazards
- Moving vehicles – risk of serious or fatal injury to pedestrians and others.
- Customer-site risks – reversing, loading/unloading and unfamiliar site hazards.
- Falls from vehicles – especially trailer beds, cabs and during sheeting.
- Slips and trips – spillages, poor housekeeping and objects.
- Load handling – heavy or awkward loads.
- Load securing – injury if loads move during transport or unloading.
- Coupling/uncoupling – crush injuries from moving tractor units or trailers.
- Driver fatigue – increased risk of road accidents.
- Fire/refuelling – risk of burns and smoke inhalation.