Training and evidence for haulage yards

A haulage yard runs HGVs, forklifts, trailers and pedestrians through the same ground, often in the dark and against the clock. PHW trains the vehicle marshals, the crane operators and the yard forklift drivers, and supplies the transport safety paperwork behind them.

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The risks this trade carries

In your own terms, not a generic hazard list.

Vehicle and pedestrian movement in the yard

Reversing HGVs, shunting trailers and yard forklifts sharing ground with people on foot is the core risk of any haulage site, and it needs a documented site layout and marshal procedure, not just good intentions.

Loading and unloading by crane

A lorry-mounted loader crane lifting palletised or bulk loads needs an assessed, competent operator and, where it lifts, a thorough examination regime behind it.

Working at height on trailers and curtain-siders

Sheeting a load, working on a curtain-sider or accessing the top of a trailer all carry a fall risk that needs planning and, where required, fall protection.

Manual handling

Loading and unloading by hand, and moving stock around the yard, remains a steady source of injury alongside the vehicle risks.

The law that applies

Named, not paraphrased into a claim.

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, regulation 17, require a safe layout for vehicle and pedestrian traffic wherever they share the same ground.

PUWER 1998 regulation 9 places the duty to train and assess operator competence on the employer, covering yard forklifts and the lorry loader crane alike.

Where the lorry loader crane lifts, LOLER 1998 and its Approved Code of Practice L113 apply, requiring thorough examination at set intervals.

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply to sheeting, curtain-siders and any access to the top of a trailer.

The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 cover loading and unloading by hand.

Employer duty

The employer still authorises each operator or member of staff in writing; PHW's certificates, records and packs are the evidence the employer relies on for that decision, not a substitute for it.