Van Safety - Reversing

Nearly a quarter of work-related deaths involving vehicles occur when reversing and 90 per cent of reversing accidents occur off road. Tips from the HSE for safer reversing include:

• Remove the need for reversing wherever possible.
• Exclude people from area where vehicles have to reverse.
• Minimise the distance vehicles have to reverse.
• Use a properly trained banksman or guide.
• Decide how the driver is to make and keep contact with a banksman.
• Make sure all staff are adequately trained.
• Make sure all visiting drivers are adequately briefed.
• Make sure all vehicle manoeuvres are properly supervised.
• Use mirror to increase the area the driver can see.
• Fit a reversing alarm.
• Use other safety devices such as barriers.

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