Designated driver safe zones are now a must. It is important to provide visiting delivery drivers a safe zone when on site.
“A painted line is no longer an acceptable means of separation.”
About 15 per cent of injuries in the road freight transport industry are the result of being hit by trucks or forklifts or other ‘moving objects’. Verge has taken the hard work out of getting this right by offering the Verge Driver Safety Zone Kit™. The 4-sided model is the perfect solution for the freestanding application, or the 3-sided model if situated against a wall.
CV152 – The Driver Safety Zone Kit with ECO-Barriers – 3 Sided 3 x 3 Metres
KV751 – The Driver Safety Zone Kit with HD Barriers – 3 Sided 3 x 3 Metres
What is the problem? Inadequate onsite traffic management at workplaces where freight is loaded/unloaded from trucks.
What are the risks?
Workers are at risk of being hit by trucks, forklifts and other mobile plant during loading/unloading – and by falling loads if they’re in the exclusion zone.
What is a solution to the problem?
Responsibilities A number of businesses may be involved in loading/ unloading freight, such as:
Under the workplace health and safety laws, each business shares responsibility for the health and safety of those involved in the work, to the extent of their capacity to influence and control the work. They must work together to ensure risks are eliminated, or if this not possible, minimised. The influence and control held by each business varies, depending on the circumstances. For example, when a transport operator visits a particular business regularly, where a forklift and operator are available to load/unload the freight, that business would generally have a high capacity to influence and control the work and risks at that workplace. The transport operator would therefore follow the business’s traffic management procedures. However, when a transport operator visits a business that rarely receives freight, the transport operator would generally influence and control the work and risks. They should work with the business to devise safe work methods. This could be included with the booking system information.
When loading/unloading with mobile plant, consider the following traffic management measures:
Before delivery/pick-up, the following information should be considered: the restrictions on the types of vehicles that can be accepted
The driver should be provided with this information. The transport operator should also provide the business with any information, such as specifics of the truck.
Verge HD Safety Barrier is a heavy duty modular barrier system designed to safely segregate between vehicle traffic and pedestrian walkways.
The Verge Self-Closing V-Gate™ is a modular self-closing gate commonly used where walkways meet vehicle passageways. Using gates makes personnel ‘STOP, LOOK, LISTEN & THINK’ before proceeding into potentially unsafe areas.
Our Verge Safety Bollards™ are medium to high security bollards designed for traffic control, property protection and to absorb shocks and knocks.
Verge Safety Barriers offers various safety products and signs to assist with keeping your workplace safe.
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