• Brief all delivery drivers on site rules, routes, and tipping areas at the gate
• Use a banksman to guide all reversing HGVs to the tipping or loading point
• Check the tipping area for level ground, overhead obstructions, and stability
• Segregate pedestrian routes completely from HGV traffic routes on site
• Ensure all HGVs have functioning reversing cameras, alarms, and mirrors
• Confirm loads are within the vehicle rated capacity before leaving the site
• Require drivers to remain in the cab during mechanical loading operations
• Check that sheeting and wheel washing are completed before vehicles leave site
• Display site speed limits and route plans at the entrance for all drivers
• Report any unsafe driving behaviour or vehicle defects to the site manager

• DON'T allow HGVs to reverse without a trained banksman in attendance
• DON'T tip on soft, uneven, or sloping ground without a ground assessment
• DON'T walk in the blind spot areas around an HGV or tipper truck
• DON'T tip near overhead power lines without checking clearance distances
• DON'T stand behind or beside a tipper during the tipping operation
• DON'T overload vehicles beyond their rated gross vehicle weight
• DON'T allow drivers to proceed without a site-specific briefing at the gate
• DON'T let HGVs travel at excessive speed — enforce the site speed limit
• DON'T climb onto the body of a tipper truck to check the load
• DON'T allow unsheeted or unwashed vehicles to leave site onto public roads

See also: Delivery Vehicle Management | Reversing Procedures and Banksmen