Safety Alert
Death prompts telehandler warning
Death prompts telehandler warning
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- FODSPG3-2010
- Machinery and EquipmentVehicles and Driving
- Crushing and pinch points
- Inspection and maintenanceVehicles and driving
- Machine guardingPre-use checksSafety communication
- Construction
Summary
HSE warns telehandler users following a fatal accident in Scotland and two earlier similar deaths. The latest operator was suspected of leaning through a broken side window before being crushed by the descending boom. The alert explains the window’s guarding function and calls for replacement, damage reporting and daily cab-window checks.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Construction; construction industry.
Summary
This alert warns of fatal risks associated with telehandler operations.
FODSPG3-2010. Themes: machinery and equipment, vehicles and driving.