Introduction to this document

Safety briefing - truck drivers

With new technology and industry changes it's important to stay updated on the latest safety tips to protect your drivers. Use our document to keep them refreshed on the hazards and up to date on evolving risks.

What’s covered?

Our document, Safety Briefing - Truck Drivers, gives drivers of vans, trucks and lorries a reminder of the hazards, both physical and wellbeing, that they are exposed to and what they can do to protect themselves from accidents and ill health.

What’s included?

The document follows the format of a standard safety briefing and covers “Hazards, “Risk level”, “Control measures” and How you can reduce the risk”. It is aimed at prompting a discussion on not only the likelihood of road traffic accidents whilst driving, but the ill-health effects of their occupation and also any security threats, be they property, physical or verbal, that they may encounter.