Vehicle Risks

The most common types of Work Related Vehicle incidents are:

• People being hit by moving vehicles
• People falling from vehicles
• People injured by objects falling from vehicles
• People injured by vehicles overturning
• People being injured during vehicle maintenance

Most fatal Work Related Vehicle incidents occur during the following activities:

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• Slow speed manoeuvres
• Maintenance and repair
• Loading and unloading
• Coupling and uncoupling
• Deliveries and collections

Useful Links

• Vehicle Technology Booklet (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

For information on Safety and Health of Transport workers go to report from the European Safety Agency entitled OSH in figures: Occupational safety and health in the transport sector — an overview.