Safety in the workplace is rightly the number one priority of all employers. All workplaces have potentially hazardous situations, and as a responsible employer, you must ensure you’ve assessed correctly and installed the proper procedures and safety equipment.You’re probably already doing this: All checks have been done and are reassessed regularly. Or are they?
Whether you use your inspection pit for a truck, trailer, HGV, bus, train, public service vehicle, or even in your garage at home, they all must be safe when they’re not in use. If your workplace uses vehicles daily, you’ll likely have an inspection pit on site to carry out maintenance. The question is, is […]
Despite their ubiquitous nature, vehicle inspection pits do pose a risk to those who work both in and around them. Whilst they are below ground level, falling into one is considered a Fall from Height and must comply with the Work at Height Regulations 2005. According to HSE, falls from heights remain a leading cause […]
Despite their universal nature, inspection pits continue to pose a fall risk to those who work both in and around them. Even though these pits are below ground level, falls into inspection pits are considered falls from height, and can cause serious injury or worse. According to the HSE, falls from height remain a leading cause […]
Regardless of whether your inspection pit is for a truck, trailer, HGV, bus, train, public service vehicles, or even in your own garage at home they all need to be safe when not in use.
