H&S campaign No. 5 “Falls from vehicles”

Why are we running a campaign? Because of the high numbers and frequency of injuries attributed to: Falls from vehicles Falls from items of mobile plant Slips, trips and falls on the beds of trailers

The dangers of incorrect access / egress

Highways injury stats (HE database for injuries recorded between Apr-12 and Jan-15) A total of 40 injuries, or varying severity, recorded were categorised as follows: 65% – Stepping from vehicle / plant onto the ground or floor surface (26no) 15% – Accessing or exiting the cone well of TM vehicles (6no) 13% – Slips & trips on debris on the beds of trailers (5no) 8% – Other (3no)

Highways injury stats (HE database for injuries recorded between Apr-12 and Jan-15) Timings (24 hour clock) for the 40 injuries: 53% – Nightshift (21no) 35% – Dayshift (14no) 13% – Unknown, times not entered on database (5no)

Slips, trips and falls Video scene 3 – Muddy boots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsQTVxq4Ku8&feature=youtu.be

Slips, trips and falls Video scene 8 – Exiting vehicles https://www

THE CHALLENGE To promote and encourage “buy-in” with understanding in the use and benefits of carrying out: Simple checks on vehicles, mobile plant equipment, and the beds of trailers Ensuring that controls are put in place, each day / shift, by users and supervisors

RAISING AWARENESS The following are example documents available here; http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/falls-from- vehicles.html

HSE checklists and posters Appendices: HSE Vehicle “spec” check HSE Managers checklist HSE Managers poster (Help raise awareness of ways to prevent falls from vehicles) HSE Workers poster (Help raise awareness of ways to prevent falls from vehicles) HSE preventing falls from vehicles pocket card (INDG 413)

Example safety alerts and reminders etc Watch your step Carillion – Descending from plant [Apr 15] HE161 – Slips and trips in supply chain [Nov 15] Morgan Sindall - Reminder: Slips, trips and falls [Feb 15] BmJV TBT 09 – Safe parking of mobile plant [Jun 14] Costain – Fall from excavator [Jun 14] Crossrail – Slips, trips and falls [Nov 14] Chevron TM – Watch your step poster [Nov 11] Barhale - Operative slips dismounting flatbed lorry [Aug 08]

Example safety alerts and reminders etc Vehicle safety Network Rail – Fall from bed of a vehicle [Mar 16] Chevron TM – Security of cone well covers [Sep 15] Galliford – Maintenance of concrete pumps [Mar 15] HE166 – Vehicle safety [Dec 15] Eurovia – Ankle injury [Dec 14] HW Martin – Safety frame for vehicle flatbed info [Mar 10] SEESA – Breach of golden rules [Jul 09]

Other industry information PowerPoint Presentation - FORS – Working from height and the prevention of falls from vehicles Short duration videos - CEMEX – Suite of visual aides on slips, trips and falls, which includes reference to 11 short duration videos, the following being directly related to “Falls from vehicles”

THE GOAL To reduce the numbers and frequency of injuries, incidents and near misses attributed to: Falls from vehicles Accessing & exiting the cone well (TM vehicles) Slips, trips and falls on the beds of trailers

What we need from you… THEY JUST NEED TO BE USED! Whilst slips, trips and falls remains a common (repeat) issue, key learning and the development of controls has progressed and understanding has improved… THEY JUST NEED TO BE USED! Daily emails November 19

Daily emails November 19