Work Related Vehicles

2025

Driving for Work: Risk Management Guidance for Employers

This guidance document has been jointly developed by An Garda Síochána, the Health and Safety Authority and the Road Safety Authority to help employers understand and manage the main risks that working drivers face and create when driving for work.

2024

RCV Inspection Campaign 2024 - Findings

In July 2024, the Authority conducted a focused inspection campaign on Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs). Twenty-five different RCV operators were inspected. The inspection campaign targeted the provision and wearing of high visibility clothing, driver blind spots and compliance of man-riding footboards with the Irish Standard I.S. EN1501-1:2021.

2023

Managing Driving for Work: Managing Grey Fleet

This guidance will help you learn about the legal duties of employers and how to implement a safe systems approach to managing the risk associated with driving for work in privately owned or privately leased vehicles, more commonly known as the grey fleet.

2023

Managing Driving for Work: My Responsibilities

This Information sheet will help you learn about the relevant legislation, duties of employers, and how to implement a safe systems approach to managing driving for work.

2023

Skip Lorry Safety Checklist and Poster

This Skip Lorry safety checklist and poster will help to improve knowledge and understanding of the key steps needed to prevent injuries in the use of waste skip collection vehicles (skip lorries).

2022

High Visibility Clothing for Use Around Moving Vehicles

High visibility clothing is a vital and necessary requirement in any workplace where a significant proportion of the work occurs near, in, on and around moving vehicles.

2021

Skip Lorry Safety Checklist and Poster

This Skip Lorry safety checklist and poster will help to improve knowledge and understanding of the key steps needed to prevent injuries in the use of waste skip collection vehicles (skip lorries).

2021

Skip Lorry Safety Information Sheet

This guidance will help to improve knowledge and understanding of the key steps needed to prevent injuries in the use of waste skip collection vehicles (skip lorries).

2021

Safe Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance - Info Sheet

This guidance is aimed at anyone involved in motor vehicle repair and maintenance (MVRM). It covers the main causes of injuries and ill health and explains some of the precautions you can take to prevent them.

2021

Work-Related Deaths Involving Vehicles in Ireland 2010–2019

In the ten-year period 2010-2019, there were 490 work-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland. Of these, 217 (44%) involved vehicles. This report focuses on the characteristics of those 217 work-related deaths.

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Work Related Vehicles