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Hi,
I work for a company on what can only be described as a compact site, there is a lot of people/ vehicle interface that has not previously controlled. Apart from the obvious of training, signage, hi vis etc can anyone offer any advice on how I can introduce further controls, at present this feels like an accident waiting to happen.
Will
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will1977 wrote:Hi,
I work for a company on what can only be described as a compact site, there is a lot of people/ vehicle interface that has not previously controlled. Apart from the obvious of training, signage, hi vis etc can anyone offer any advice on how I can introduce further controls, at present this feels like an accident waiting to happen.
Will Will, can you introduce a one way system, or better still segregate the people from the vehicles?
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The HSE has some good information on workplace transport here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/index.htmThe measures you have mentioned should be considered *after* segregation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. You should take all practicable steps to ensure separation, and where that is not possible, then move onto signage etc.
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Will,
Multi-lingual site procedures given on arrival can help
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Will
I think you need a plan of action. This may include interventions such as signage, barriers, mirrors and speed humps. In fact, anything that works will justify implementation. However, signage alone may not be enough to prevent speeding and possibly an accident. These matter should also be drawn to the attention of the duty holder for the premises, whoever that may be.
Ray
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We had the exact same problem - a yard with one way in and the same out as we are landlocked by a river, derelict land and a railway. And like you it was only a matter of time before disaster struck. The vehicles coming on our site ranged from the large up and over skip lorries, to 40 foot artics to small delivery vans.
We were given the nod by the HSE that our 'system' was not sufficient.
The very first thing we did was a month long survey to look at vehicle movements - how long they stayed, type of vehicle, time in/out.
We now have: banksman to reverse vehicles out and park them up, (trained by RoSPA), traffic lights operated by goods in, but security can see the lights so limit the number of vehicles coming on to site, we have drawn up numbered parking bays and put in place crossing points. All unauthorised persons are prohibited from this area and we issued hi-viz to all who use the yard. As a result everything now is so much calmer and more manageable. We do get the odd irate driver who is insistent he comes in over a red light but security just do not lift the barrier. I think our best move was to get all small packages dropped at security into a fork lift liftable bin which is collected 2x per day by goods in. The survey showed the bulk of traffic were these white vans and they often stayed - popped to the loo or even a cigarette break. By prohibiting this now we have removed so much congestion.
I think before you need to act you need to know the scale fo the issue and the survey worked very well for us. Then a multi-discipline group looked at measures as we could not in any way halt production. 6 months in it is working really well for everyone after the odd hiccup.
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