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What
is a Work-Related Road Traffic Incident
There
are many different ways in which a road traffic incident
could be work-related. They could involve a member
of the public hit by a vehicle involved in work activity
or it could be a worker involved in a work-related
activity hit by a vehicle driven by a member of the
public.
A
postman on duty, or a road worker could be hit by
a car driven by a member of the public ? A member
of the public could be hit by a lorry that is driven
by someone who has worked long hours, or is mechanically
defective? A member of the public could lose control
of his car because he has driven near the entrance
of a company which is soiled by coal dust, or he could
hit a skip that has been poorly located? These are
some examples of WRRTIs.
More
examples are set out below:
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Deaths
involving loading and unloading vehicles on the
public highways. This could involve the death
or the worker doing the loading/unloading or the
death of a member of the public crashing into
the activity |
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Incidents
involving the carriage of dangerous goods |
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Incidents
involving vehicles maneuvering in and out of a
workplace |
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Incidents
involving drivers working long hours |
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Incidents
involving people driving home after doing long
shifts |
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Incidents
involving Agricultural vehicles on the highway |
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Incident
involving milk delivery staff falling off delivery
vehicles |
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Incidents
involving newspaper delivery boys |
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Incidents
where the driver of a car is at work and is involved
in a work-call on his mobile phone |
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Incident
involving a care which is inadequately serviced
by a garage |
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Incident
involving a worker who falls from the top of a
tanker or lorry whilst on the public highway |
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Incidents
involving vehicles or workers undertaking hedge
cutting or refuse collection |
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Incidents
involving Banksmen |
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Incidents
concerning over-hanging trees |
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