Safety briefing - reversing vehicles

This briefing addresses the key risks and control measures associated with reversing vehicles in a workplace.

What’s covered?

The aim of this Safety Briefing - Reversing Vehicles is to ensure that all staff are fully aware of the potential risks associated with reversing vehicles and what they should do to minimise the chances of an accident/incident occurring.

Hazards and risks

The briefing identifies the hazards and risks including being hit by a reversing vehicle. This could result in potentially fatal injuries.

Management

Control measures include keeping pedestrian routes away from moving vehicles and plant, fitting vehicles with audible and visible alarms and designing traffic routes to minimise the need for reversing.

Key points

Attendees must take note of the following key points:

• “Never cross at the rear of a reversing vehicle as the driver may not have seen you and will not be expecting you to be there.
• Make sure you are fully aware of all control measures, for example that you know which areas are safe and which should be for vehicles only.”