Workplace Transport Accidents

According to the Health and Safety Executive, every year, there are around 5,000 accidents at work involving transport in the workplace.

The main causes can often be falling off a vehicle, being struck or being crushed by a vehicle. Injuries involving the loading and unloading of vehicles are all too commonplace.

Your employer has a legal obligation to ensure an employee's safety in the workplace. The employer also has a legal obligation to ensure that an employee, when acting in the course of their employment, is suitably trained and equipped to carry out the tasks in hand. Some of the more important areas which the employer has an obligation to address are detailed below.

Equipment