RHA calls for common sense on fertiliser bags
The Road Haulage Association is calling on the Police, VOSA and the HSE to suspend enforcement action in respect of the security of ‘live’ loads such as large bags of fertilizer except in cases where there is clear evidence of an immediate and significant risk of personal injury.
The RHA is also calling for VOSA to consider the impact on an operator’s OCRS Score in each case where action has been taken recently, and for Traffic Commissioners to look sympathetically on both drivers and operators records should these matters be drawn to their attention.
RHA Chief Executive, Geoff Dunning, said today: “We accept that custom and practice in the industry appears to have fallen behind best practice standards, with customers often insisting on loading practices that do not stand up to recent Health and Safety guidance. It is unreasonable to embark on a new enforcement approach without an agreement across interested parties about a way forward, and the industry being given reasonable notice of the arrangements that they are expected to establish. The RHA is working with HSE and others to establish a new standard, and we hope to reach agreement soon. In the meantime, we hope that enforcement organisations will be flexible in their approach”
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For more details, contact RHA Head of Media Relations, Kate Gibbs on
Tel: +44 (0) 1932 838917
Mob: + 44 (0) 7979 531451
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