Haulage & distribution

This page provides occupational health and safety guidance for the haulage and distribution industry. It is aimed at both employers and employees in the warehousing and distribution industry.

These pages will help you understand:

  • which topics are the main causes of injury and ill health in haulage and distribution;
  • where to get useful guidance on how to manage these risks;
  • the role of HSE in the warehousing and distribution industry; and
  • how to manage health and safety to ensure compliance with legal requirements.

The most common types of accidents involve:

Link URLs in this page

  1. Logisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/index.htm
  2. Overview - Haulage and distributionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/haulage-distribution.htm
  3. Lorries in the workplace https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/lorries.htm
  4. Falls from vehicles https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/falls-from-vehicles.htm
  5. Load security https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/load-security.htm
  6. Car transporters https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/car-transporters.htm
  7. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/slips-trips.htm
  8. Icy conditions and winter weatherhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/slips-trips-bad-weather.htm
  9. Overview - Warehousinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/warehousing.htm
  10. Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/manual-handling.htm
  11. Hit by a moving vehiclehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/hit-by-moving-vehicle.htm
  12. Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/faqs.htm
  13. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/resources.htm
  14. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/case-studies.htm
  15. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/publications.htm
  16. Researchhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/research.htm
  17. Statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/statistics.htm
  18. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/useful-links.htm
  19. Contact ushttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/contact-us.htm
  20. Lorries in the workplace https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/lorries.htm
  21. Falls from vehicles https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/falls-from-vehicles.htm
  22. Manual handling - Logisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/manual-handling.htm
  23. Load securityhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/load-security.htm
  24. Workplace transport safety – An overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg199.htm
  25. Health and safety in road haulagehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg379.pdf
  26. Workplace transporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/index.htm
  27. Carriage of dangerous goodshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/index.htm
  28. Motor vehicle repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/index.htm
  29. Work related road safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/index.htm
  30. Manual handlinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
  31. Work at heighthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/work-at-height/index.htm
  32. Slips and tripshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/index.htm
  33. Industrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/industries.htm
  34. Guidance on legionella in metal working fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/metalworking/legionella.htm

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2023-09-12