Safety Alert
Wheeled loading shovels
Wheeled loading shovels
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- EPD1-2021
- Machinery and Equipment
- Line of fireRisk management
- Vehicles and driving
- Competence and trainingExclusion zonesOperational supervisionRisk assessment
Summary
This safety notice addresses fatal vehicle–pedestrian collisions involving wheeled loading shovels, particularly in waste and recycling. It examines restricted visibility and larger buckets, emphasising strict pedestrian segregation while camera systems remain unproven or unavailable. It also discusses transport risk assessments, visibility aids, daily checks, driver training and enforcement of site rules.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
This alert concerns safety risks associated with wheeled loading shovels.
EPD1-2021. Themes: machinery and equipment.