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Preventing falls from vehicles
Type: Good practice
The leaflet contains tips and guidelines on working safely on vehicles at height and getting on or off them safely. It describes what employer duties, climbing on or off the vehicle, keeping the vehicle safe and working safely. Preventing falls...
Cycling in poor visibility
Type: Good practice
A checklist with advice for cycling with poor visibility. Many people use their bicycle to commute to their workplaces or as part of their work. Dispatch riders cycle in all weathers. A newspaper deliveryperson starts very early in the morning, when...
Little nobody
Type: Good practice
An electronic warning system using voice recordings to generate an audio warning when the driver’s door is opened. Slips, trips and falls caused by getting in or out of the lorry cabin improperly can result in severe musculoskeletal injuries such...
Safe handling of fumigated containers
Type: Good practice
The factsheet provides information and tips on the safe handling of fumigated containers. It gives advice on how to open them without being at risk from dangerous gases. Freight containers may be treated with pesticides to protect goods from...
Accidents between pedestrians and forklifts
Type: Good practice
A video showing how accidents between pedestrians and forklifts may be prevented by creating separate areas for pedestrians and vehicles. By creating separate areas for forklifts and pedestrians, fewer accidents will occur. Managers responsible...
Health and safety leaflet for road haulage
Type: Good practice
A leaflet describing common risks, practical controls and improvements for safer road haulage, with organizational advice, a Workplace Transport Checklist, legal advice and sources of further information. This leaflet gives information on causes of...
Preventing whole body vibration in agriculture
Type: Good practice
This guideline provides information on reducing back pain, including optimal reduction of whole body vibration (WBV) and shocks. WBV is caused by machinery vibration passing through the buttocks or feet. It is considered to be a key factor in the...
Driving for better business
Type: Good practice
A campaign to encourage employers to give a higher priority to road safety for those who drive cars or vans for business purposes. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of work-related road safety. Its central element is...
Correct behavior in tunnels
Type: Good practice
A video on safe behavior in road tunnels. The video models appropriate behaviour when driving through tunnels. Following the tips helps prevent accidents, showing how you can save your life and the lives of others in case of emergency and informing...
Safe coupling
Type: Good practice
A leaflet with information and tips on safe coupling procedures for lorries and trailers, provided by the German statutory accident insurance branch organisation for transportation. The second most common cause of fatal accidents with large good...