Vehicles at work continue to be a major cause of fatal and major injuries in
Northern Ireland. Throughout the last ten years 34 people have lost their
life through workplace transport incidents and 162 people were seriously
injured. By law, pedestrians or vehicles must be able to use a traffic route
without causing danger to the health or safety of people working near it.
A wide variety of transport vehicles may be found within workplaces. Causes of transport incidents may include:
- being struck by a moving vehicle
- falling from a moving vehicle
- being stuck in a vehicle which turns over
Dutyholders and employees
Information for Dutyholders can be found at the following link:
Information for Employees can be found at the following link:
Vehicle and transport safety at work
Keep logistics industry workers safe during the busy festive period
Vehicles at work continue to be one of the major causes of fatal and major injuries. Figures for 2023 to 2024 show that 25 workers were killed when struck by a moving vehicle.
A £1.28 million fine was recently issued to a food manufacturing company for a fatal incident involving a moving vehicle. The worker was struck and killed by a lorry as it reversed into a loading bay.
You can help prevent accidents by assessing and managing vehicle and driver safety.
Our vehicle and transport safety website has a range of guidance, advice and other resources to help reduce the risks and keep workers safe including:
- vehicle safety
- site safety
- lift trucks
Workplace Transport Campaign - TV ads
You can view our television adverts aimed towards Dutyholders and Employees below:
Video for dutyholders
Video for employees
Social media videos
HSENI social media videos for this campaign can be viewed below or on our YouTube channel.
Farm safety
Warehouse safety
Forklift truck safety
Van Safety
Workplace transport survivor story
Denis Minford almost lost his life in a workplace transport incident on his farm in 2001. An incident that could happen in any workplace where vehicle are used. Denis tells his story in his own words in the following video.
Social media shorts
Radio Adverts
You can also click on the link below to listen to our campaign radio adverts:
Sector specific resource lists
Below you will find Workplace Transport Resource Lists for different industries:
- Concrete Sector Resource List
- Manufacturing Sector Resource List
- Quarry Sector Resource List.
- Waste and Recycling Resource List
Sector specific inspection proformas
Below you will find Workplace Transport inspection proformas for different industries:
Workplace Transport Campaign Resources
- HSE safety bulletin - Lorry loaders crush risk from powered tilting stabilisers
- Safe driving in the workplace
- Safe parking in the workplace
- Separating pedestrains and vehicles in the workplace - a simple guide
- Reversing vehicles in the workplace
- Keeping pedestrians safe in the workplace
- Separating pedestrians and vehicles in the workplace - risk assessment
- Introduction to Workplace Transport
- Workplace Transport risk assessment
- Driving at work - an employer guide
- Workplace transport - safety information sheet
- Rider-operated lift trucks
- The safe use of telehandlers in construction - the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (www.highwayssafetyhub.com) - PDF format
- Compliance with ADR & Carriage of Dangerous Goods (CDG10) Regs (as amended)
- Quarry vehicle safety
- Inflation of quarry vehicle tyres
- Using tractors safely
- Overturning tractors and other self-propelled vehicles (hse.gov.uk)
- Quad bike safety
- HSG136 - A guide to workplace transport safety - HSE (GB) website
- HSG 144 - The safe use of vehicles on construction sites - pdf format (hse.gov.uk)
- Construction - Excavator industry health & safety (hse.gov.uk)
- Warehousing and storage: Keep it safe INDG412 (hse.gov.uk)
- Waste management and recycling - Transport (hse.gov.uk)
- Workplace transport- Ports and docks - HSE
- Agency and temporary workers
- Report of an accident at a level crossing
- Report of an accident not at a level crossing
- Report of an accident or a dangerous occurrence
- Reporting work-related road traffic incidents to HSENI
Key Legislation
- Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 - legislation.gov.uk
- Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 - legislation.gov.uk
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 - legislation.gov.uk
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 - legislation.gov.uk