Health and Safety in Logistics

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A comprehensive guide to health and safety in logistics covering every essential area, including risk assessments, safety in the warehouse and hazard avoidance in transport operations.
Logistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks. These include not only accidents on the road and deaths and injuries resulting from unsafe use of forklifts, but also the consequences of poor fire safety, long-term health risks due to poor manual handling technique and problems relating to mental health. Many thousands of incidents are recorded every year. This book examines each aspect of health and safety in turn, with a focus on warehousing and transportation. Health and Safety in Logistics informs managers about potential hazards found in the industry and explains in detail how they can make the workplace as safe as possible.
Outlines health and safety from the basic principles such as establishing the best culture, through to issues relating to physical and mental health, personal protection equipment, manual and mechanical handling, and safe transport operations
Provides the most up to date regulatory information on health and safety, such as the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA)
Focuses on assessment and elimination of risks, compliance and the avoidance of unsafe practices in logistics and transportation
Looks at vehicles, their maintenance and driving standards as well as the important role of managers in safe operation, for example by optimum vehicle routing

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Jerry Rudd
Jerry Rudd is a Logistics and Supply Chain professional with over 25 years' experience. He has worked with companies such as Ford, Peugeot, the Bank of England and Wincanton.

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"UKWA applauds Jerry Rudd for assembling this unique and invaluable compilation of expert advice and practical guidance, and highly recommends the handbook as a tool for our members and operators in the wider logistics sector that want to send a clear message to customers, suppliers and employees that they are serious about safety."
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"This book it excellent; it provides a common-sense approach to managing health and safety in the logistics sector and is a must for all those in charge of keeping warehouse staff and drivers safe at work. It is written in plain English and explains complex requirements in easy to understand language."
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"Jerry Rudd has brought together in a single volume a comprehensive introduction to health and safety covering the diverse aspects of the logistics sector. The provision of extensive references is especially valuable as it allows readers to identify further material when required. He has managed to present what is essentially a legal and technical subject in an eminently readable and accessible format."
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