Transport and distribution, UK wide
Logistics Health and Safety
Logistics keeps the country moving and it only works when people and vehicles share space safely. AL23 Safety helps transport, distribution and warehousing businesses across the UK manage the sector’s real risks, from workplace transport to manual handling so your operation runs safely and without costly disruption.
Why it matters in logistics
The risks are real and so are the duties
Logistics sites are a constant mix of moving vehicles, heavy loads and people on foot, often around the clock. Workplace transport is one of the biggest causes of death in the sector and a single incident can halt a supply chain.
Managing the risk properly protects your staff and drivers and keeps deliveries running to schedule.
The main risks
Where the harm comes from
The hazards that cause the most serious harm in this sector and the ones we focus on first.
Workplace transport
Vehicle and pedestrian interaction, reversing and loading bays.
Manual handling
Repetitive lifting, carrying and load handling.
Lifting equipment
Forklifts and other lifting plant under LOLER.
Driver safety and fatigue
Road risk, hours and lone working.
Slips, trips and falls
On yards, in trailers and from vehicles.
The regulations that apply
Your legal framework, in plain terms
You will engage the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 1998, LOLER 1998, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 and RIDDOR 2013. Workplace transport is guided by HSE guidance such as HSG136 and driver activity is also shaped by drivers’ hours and working time rules.
Key duties commonly engaged:
- HSWA 1974
- PUWER 1998
- LOLER 1998
- Manual Handling 1992
- RIDDOR 2013
- HSG136
How we help
Built around your operation
We provide risk assessments, traffic management support, safety audits, method statements, accident investigation and health and safety documentation tailored to logistics operations. We help you design safe vehicle and pedestrian movement into the site rather than managing near misses after the fact.
Why AL23 Safety
Sector-aware support that gets used
Operationally aware
Advice that fits a busy, time-pressured site.
Risk-focused
We target the hazards that cause the most serious harm.
Flexible
Project work or ongoing support.
Nationwide
We support logistics businesses across the UK.
Get in touch
Keep your operation safe and moving
Get in touch to discuss your logistics health and safety needs.
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