A wholesale supplier to supermarkets, Bestway Northern, has been fined £1 million and costs of £11,950, following a fatal accident where a worker acting as a banksman for a delivery, was fatally crushed during a routine delivery. The investigation revealed that the company had failed to:
- carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment for workplace transport activities,
- lacked a safe system of work for addressing deliveries and unloading procedures,
- provide adequate training and banksman, particularly in high risk environments.
What you need to do, carry out an audit of your workplace transport arrangements to ensure that they are inline with current practices, alternatively contact us to ask about our steps to safety audit.
To discuss your workplace transport safety needs or to chat regarding any other issues contact us on 01732 700 242 or email John.bacon@fleetrisk24.com.
