Workplace Health and Safety Alert – Immobilised Vehicles
Workplace Health and Safety has issued an eSafe Incident alert with a growing number of workers being injured or worse due to vehicles not being immobilised correctly.
The risk of a vehicle moving in an uncontrolled or unexpected manner can be managed by ensuring appropriate controls are put in place.
MTA Queensland encourages members to become accustomed with following these safety steps to avoid any risk to workers.
- Ensure the hand brake is on.
- Wheels are chocked on both sides of the vehicle using serviceable purpose-built chocks.
- The keys are removed from the vehicle’s ignition and secured.
- Vehicle is raised on a pillar hoist with all wheels off the ground.
- Work takes place on a flat even surface that is able to bear the general load of the vehicle and is able to bear the point load of jacks/lifting equipment.
- A lockout system or warning sign is in place to prevent the vehicle from being started, or the vehicle or any part of it being inadvertently moved.
- The driver is fully aware of the mechanic’s presence and requirements.
Install a handbrake warning system to alert drivers when the handbrake has not been applied (these can be easily retro-fitted).
Fines of up to $120,000 have been issued to company’s that fail to operate vehicles in a correct and safe way, including the immobolisation of vehicles.
For more information click HERE.
19 Jan 2018
