2.1 Safe Movement of Vehicles

Question 1

True or false…

‘Workplace transport’ equipment means any vehicle or piece of mobile equipment that is used in any work setting (apart from public roads).

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The main causes of fatal workplace transport accidents and major injuries are:

Answer 2

being struck
people/loads falling off a vehicle
vehicles overturning

Question 3

Vehicle movement hazards include:

Answer 3

speed
reversing
silent operation
poor visibility
overturning
collisions

Question 4

Vehicle non-movement hazards include:

Answer 4

(un)loading
(un)sheeting
(un)coupling
securing loads
maintenance

Question 5

Control measures for safe workplace transport focus on the following three areas:

Answer 5

 Safe site;
 Safe vehicles; and
 Safe people.

Question 6

Some of the main safe site factors to consider would be…

Answer 6

Routes
Segregation
Construction

Question 7

Some of the main safe vehicle factors to consider would be…

Answer 7

Suitability
Maneuverability
Maintenance

Question 8

Some of the main safe people factors to consider would be…

Answer 8

Competence
Banksmen
Health & Fitness

Question 9

A hierarchy of solutions for managing the risk when sheeting/unsheeting would be:

Answer 9

Leave unsheeted
Automated sheeting systems
Manual sheeting systems that work from ground level
Work platforms
Gantry/harness systems

Note: only the last two solutions require people to go up onto the load.

Question 10

True or false…

Workplace transport is the biggest cause of fatal accidents at work.

Answer 10

False.

Falls from a height is the biggest, workplace transport is second biggest.