Workplace Transport Inspection Checklist: Material
Workplace Transport Inspection Checklist: Material
• The following checklist is intended as a guide to indicate the areas that employers should look at when doing a risk assessment
• The checklist will not necessarily be comprehensive or relevant for all work situations
• If the answer is ‘No’ the note reference in the question will indicate where further advice can be found
Can a one-way system be used on vehicle routes within the workplace? Yes No
2. Check that vehicle traffic routes are suitable for the type and quantity of vehicles which use them
Are roadways marked where necessary, eg to indicate the right of way at road junctions? Yes No
Are road signs as used in the Highway Code used where necessary? Yes No
Are features such as fixed mirrors to provide greater vision at blind bends, road humps
to reduce vehicle speeds, or barriers to keep vehicles and pedestrians apart provided Yes No
where necessary?
Do visiting drivers report at the entrance for instructions before entering the site? Yes No
Have suitable vehicles and attachments been selected for the tasks which are actually
undertaken? Yes No
Do they have suitable external mirrors and additional aids where necessary eg CCTV,
etc to provide optimum visibility when manoeuvring? Yes No
Are they provided with horns, lights, reflectors, reversing lights and other safety features
as necessary? Yes No
Are there guards to prevent access to dangerous parts of the vehicles, eg power
take-offs, chain drives, exposed exhaust pipes? Yes No
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Part 2 - The vehicles (cont’d)
Is there a safe means of access to and exit from, the cabs and other parts that need to
be reached? Yes No
Is driver protection against injury in the event of an overturn, and measures in place to
prevent the driver being hit by falling objects, provided where necessary? Yes No
Do the drivers carry out basic safety checks before using vehicles? Yes No
Is there a regular preventive maintenance programme for each vehicle, carried out
at predetermined intervals of time or mileage? Yes No
Where vehicle attachments lift people or materials there is a need for thorough
examination, is this taking place? Yes No
7. Check what your drivers and other employees actually do when undertaking their work activities
8. Do drivers drive with care, eg use the correct routes, drive within the speed limit and
follow any other site rules? Yes No
Do your drivers and other employees have enough time to complete their work
without rushing or working excessive hours? Yes No
Do managers routinely challenge and investigate unsafe behaviours they may come
across? Yes No
8. Check, in consultation with your employees, that your level of management control/supervision is adequate
(note 1, 3, 13 refer)
Are your supervisors, drivers and others, including contractors and visiting drivers, aware
of the site rules and aware of their responsibilities in terms of maintaining a safe workplace Yes No
and safe working practices?
Is everyone at the workplace supervised and held accountable for their responsibilities,
and is a clear system of penalties enforced when employees, contractors, etc fail to Yes No
maintain standards?
Are adequate steps taken to detect any unsafe behaviour of drivers of site vehicles,
visiting vehicles and pedestrians, to investigate any underlying reasons, and to correct Yes No
unsafe behaviours?
Is there a one-way system on routes to reduce the need for reversing manoeuvres? Yes No
Have you excluded non-essential personnel from areas where reversing is common? Yes No
Have you identified and marked ‘reversing areas’ to be clear to both drivers and pedestrians? Yes No
Are there external side-mounted and rear-view mirrors on the vehicles to provide optimum
visibility? Yes No
Have additional visibility aids, eg CCTV been fitted to vehicles to eliminate or reduce
blindspots during any unavoidable reversing? Yes No
If you can’t do the above and you need a banksman to direct reversing vehicles,
are they adequately trained and visible? Yes No
10. Check that drivers take care when PARKING their vehicles, including their own private cars, and that they park in safe
locations (note 1, 10 refer)
Are parking brakes always used on trailers and tractive units? Yes No
Do they always ensure that their vehicles and trailers are braked and secured before
leaving them parked? Yes No
11. Check that there are safe systems for material transportation (note 1, 3, 6, 8, 11 refer)
Are material operations carried out in an area away from passing traffic, pedestrians and
others not involved in the loading/unloading operation? Yes No
Is there liaison between the site occupier and duty holders who deliver or pick up goods? Yes No
Are the load(s), the delivery vehicle(s) and the handling vehicle(s) compatible with
each other? Yes No
Are loading/unloading activities carried out on ground that is flat, firm and free
from potholes? Yes No
Are the vehicles braked and/or stabilised, as appropriate, to prevent unsafe movements
during loading and unloading operations? Yes No
Are lorry drivers and others in a safe place away from the vehicle while loading
is carried out? Yes No
Is loading/unloading carried out so that, as far as possible, the load is spread evenly
to avoid the vehicle or trailer becoming unstable? Yes No
Are there checks to ensure that vehicles are not loaded beyond their capacity? Yes No
Has the need for people to go on the load area of the vehicle been eliminated where
possible? (see also question 12) Yes No
12. Check that SHEETING AND UNSHEETING operations are carried out safely (note 1, 15 refer)
Are sheeting and unsheeting operations carried out in safe parts of the workplace,
away from passing traffic and pedestrians and sheltered from strong winds and bad Yes No
weather?
Are the vehicles parked on level ground, with their parking brakes on and the ignition
key removed? Yes No
Part 4 - Vehicle activities (cont’d)
Are gloves, safety boots and, where necessary, eye and head protection provided, and
used by those engaged in the sheeting/unsheeting operations? Yes No
Where manual sheeting is unavoidable, is there a system in place which avoids the
need for a person to climb on the vehicle or load, ie by providing a platform from which Yes No
loads can be sheeted?
13. Check that TIPPING operations are carried out safely (note 1, 16 refer)
Do visiting drivers report to the site manager for any relevant instructions prior to
commencing tipping operations? Yes No
Are tipping operations undertaken on ground that is level and stable, and at a location
free from overhead hazards such as power lines, pipework, etc? Yes No
Where sites are not level and stable, are the tipping faces safe for vehicles involved
in tipping operations, eg compacted and with no significant side slopes? Yes No
Are suitably sized wheel-stops provided where vehicles need to reverse prior
to tipping? Yes No
Do drivers check that their loads are evenly distributed across the vehicle prior to
commencing tipping operations? Yes No
Do drivers always ensure that the body is completely empty, and drive no more than
a few metres forward to ensure the load is clear? Yes No