Healthy,
safe and
productive lives
and enterprises

Vehicle Risks

Truck on fire The most common types of Work Related Vehicle incidents are:

People being hit by moving vehicles
People falling from vehicles
People injured by objects falling from vehicles
People injured by vehicles overturning
People being injured during vehicle maintenance

Most fatal Work Related Vehicle incidents occur during the following activities:

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Slow speed manoeuvres
Maintenance and repair
Loading and unloading
Coupling and uncoupling
Deliveries and collections

Useful Links

Vehicle Technology Booklet (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)

For information on Safety and Health of Transport workers go to report from the European Safety Agency entitled OSH in figures: Occupational safety and health in the transport sector — an overview.