Workplace Reversing Safety Checklist

Every year, workplace transport incidents result in serious injuries, fatalities and significant disruption for organisations across the UK. One of the highest-risk activities is vehicle reversing, with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reporting that nearly a quarter of all workplace transport deaths occur during reversing manoeuvres.

Whether you manage a warehouse, distribution centre, manufacturing facility, construction site or logistics operation, ensuring vehicles can manoeuvre safely is a critical part of protecting employees, contractors and visitors.

Guide summary

Covering key areas including site layout, driver controls, banksman competence, communication and ongoing monitoring, this free checklist has been designed to help employers, health and safety managers, warehouse managers and supervisors review their current arrangements for managing reversing operations and workplace vehicle movements.