Loading and unloading vehicles

Hazard

• • Loading and unloading vehicles

Who or what could be harmed?

• • Employees

How could harm occur?

• • Manual handling injuries

  • Slips, trips and falls

Risk evaluation

• • Hazard B

  • Risk 2

Existing safety measures

• • When loading a vehicle for a Party Order, ensure vehicle is appropriately prepared (e.g., seats down) and parked near to the shop

  • Follow safe lifting procedure for lifting large party order boxes in/out of vehicles, recruit help if appropriate

  • When unloading a vehicle for a Party Order, plan your journey to the final destination (e.g., pin doors back before commencing)

  • Delivery drivers to bring stock in to the building

  • Ensure all lifting is done safely when putting stock items away

  • Specifically, cases of Cod and Haddock are broken open to reduce the lift load

PPE required

• • Gloves as required

Relevant documents, records & notes. Relevant section(s) of H&S File

• • H&S Manual / Manual Handling and Lifting Operations

  • Quarterly H&S Checks / Human Resources, PPE & First Aid section

Recommended new controls to further reduce risk

• • None

Created/refreshed

• • RB 20/02/2020

Next review date

• • 06/02/2025

Reviewed

• • RB CB 03/11/2008

  • CB 01/09/2010

  • CB 01/08/2012

  • CB 29/09/2014

  • NR 11/08/2016

  • RB 17/01/2017

  • RB 16/04/2019

  • RB 20/02/2020

  • RB 20/12/2021

  • LK 22/012024

  • RB 06/02/2025