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Traffic Safety - Vehicles & Plant on Construction Sites
Vehicles, Equipment & Machinery on Sites
Traffic, Vehicles & Plant on Construction Sites
Are vehicles and pedestrians kept apart ?
If not, do you:
■ Provide barriers to separate them as much as you can?
■ Tell people (eg your workers and anyone who lives or works in the property where you are working) about the problem, and what they need to do about it.
■ Display Warning Signs
- Are people kept away from slewing vehicles or, if not, can you use a zero tailswing machine?
- Can reversing be avoided, eg by using a oneway system or a turning area? If not, are properly trained banksmen used?
- Are vehicles and plant properly maintained, eg do the steering, brakes, hydraulics, mirrors and any other vision aid work properly? Are tyres in good condition and at the correct pressure?
- Have drivers received proper training and are they competent and fit to use the vehicles or plant they are operating?
- Are loads properly secured?
- Have you made sure that passengers are only carried on vehicles designed to carry them?
- Have you made sure that plant and vehicles are not used on dangerous slopes?
- If you need to work on or drive across sloping ground, have you checked that the plant and vehicles are safe to use?
Tools and machinery
- Are the right tools or machinery being used for the job?
- Are all dangerous parts guarded, eg gears, chain drives, projecting engine shafts?
- Are guards secured and in good repair?
- Are tools and machinery maintained in good repair and are
- all safety devices operating correctly?
- Are all operators trained and competent?
Hoists
- Has the equipment been installed by a competent person?
- Are the operators trained and competent?
- Is the rated capacity clearly marked?
- Does the hoist have a current report of thorough examination and a record of inspection?
- Is there a suitable base enclosure to prevent people from being struck by any moving part of the hoist?
- Are the landing gates kept shut except when the platform is at the landing.
This article use information obtained from HSE Health and Safety Leaflet and is reproduced under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
