VEHICLE SERVICE WORKSHOP SAFETY

The hazards found in vehicle service workshops are many and varied, ranging from lifting equipment to the use and handling of chemicals, from manual handling to slips, trips and falls. However, with proper planning, supervision, management, equipment, training and inspection, the likelihood of accidents, injuries, damage and downtime can be significantly reduced.

de Silva Safety Services can assist in the management of these hazards, by for example :

Reviewing an organisation’s compliance with relevant legislation.

Carrying out the various hazard specific assessments, such as :

• Fire
• First aid
• Workplace (condition of floors, doors, heating and ventilation etc)
• Computer workstations (DSE)
• Manual handling
• COSHH (including vehicle exhaust controls)
• Lifting equipment and lifting operations
• Vehicle and pedestrian movements
• Lighting
• Electrical energy
• Hydraulic energy
• Compressed air and other gases -
Etc

Providing appropriate awareness and skill training.

Preparing relevant policies and procedures

Assisting in developing the dialogue between the technicians and management.

Carrying out periodic workplace inspections

Measuring personal exposure to dusts, fumes and gases, and also to noise.

Health and Safety Consultancy in London, the Home Counties and the Thames Valley