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Work Related Vehicles

  • 2016

    Safe Load Securing of Structural Steel Loads

    The Health & Safety Authority working in partnership with An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority has developed this series of Load Safety information sheets, dealing with high-risk loads. Steel is a high-density; high-risk load and the consequences of load shift can be extremely serious. Loads that are not firmly anchored to the load bed can shift during transport. This can make them unsafe.

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  • 2016

    Safe Load Securing of Plant and Machinery

    The Health & Safety Authority working in partnership with An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority has developed this series of Load Safety information sheets, dealing with high-risk loads. Due to their size and weight, plant and machinery are considered to be high-risk loads where the consequences of load shift or load shed can be extremely serious.

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  • 2014

    Pedestrian Safety in the Workplace Information Sheet

    This information sheet deals with pedestrian safety in fixed and temporary workplaces. It is aimed at employers, self-employed people and people in control of places of work. It explains the importance of managing pedestrians in workplaces where vehicles, mobile plant or machinery operates.

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  • 2014

    Forklift Safety Tips Information Sheet

    Forklifts are extremely useful workplace vehicles, as long as they are used safely and appropriately by operators who are appropriately trained and competent to use them. This information sheet will help you and those you work with stay safe around forklifts.

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  • 2014

    Forklift Operator Pre-Checks Information Sheet

    Forklifts can be dangerous machines. If not maintained properly, there is a risk of injury or death. This information sheet outlines what must be done to keep forklifts safe and fit for purpose.

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  • 2014

    Delivering Safely Information Sheet

    This information sheet describes how people and organisations involved in deliveries and collections can cooperate to prevent delivery-related incidents.

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  • 2013

    Guide on Manual Handling Risk Management in Transport and Storage

    This guide gives practical information on actions that can be taken to manage the potential hazard of manual handling in transport and storage.

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  • 2013

    Driving for Work - Driver Health Guidelines

    The aim of these guidelines is to make working drivers more aware of the main health issues that may affect them and, consequently, to improve their ability to drive safely.

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  • 2013

    Safe Driving for Work Handbook

    This handbook has been jointly developed by the Health and Safety Authority, An Gardaí Siochana and Road Safety Authority as a tool to help working drivers understand and manage the risks they face and create when driving for work. It will help working drivers make safer choices about the way they drive and behave around vehicles.

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  • 2011

    Forklift Truck Operator Pre Use Checklist and Poster

    Forklift Truck Operator Pre-Use Checklist and Poster

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