LTB 132/23 - Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 011 - HGV Driving Safety - Tail-Lift Down/Open Position Drive Off

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LTB 132/23 - Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 011 - HGV Driving Safety - Tail-Lift Down/Open Position Drive Off
No. 132/2023

30 May 2023

Our Ref: V4/23

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail Group (SHE) Safety Flash FY23 011 – HGV Driving Safety – Tail-Lift Down/Open Position Drive Off:

Introduction, Background and Description:

Royal Mail Group’s Safety Team have issued RMG SHE Safety Flash FY23 011 following a number of vehicle ‘drive-offs’ being reported in various locations. Amongst them, an incident occurred in which a Royal Mail HGV driver failed to follow the Safe System of Work and Operating Instruction by driving off from a loading dock without closing the vehicle’s Tail-Lift Platform. This could have caused a serious incident in the yard and had the driver taken the vehicle out onto the public highway with the tail-lift platform still in the open and down position this would have created a serious risk of collision damage injury and death.

The Health and Safety Executive reports that every year, there are over 5000 accidents involving transport in the workplace/yards. About 50 of these result in people being killed. The two main causes of injury are people falling off vehicles, or being struck or crushed by moving vehicles.

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