Toyota Material Handling UK has launched ‘Taking Care with Toyota’, a campaign featuring a number of initiatives and events designed to help reduce injury and accidents in the workplace.
Statistics by the HSE show that on average, 60 people are killed every year in workplace transport accidents and a further 2,000 will suffer serious injuries. Forklift trucks are involved in nearly a quarter of these incidents.
Tony Wallis, operations director commented: “Toyota has always positioned itself as a provider of safe products and services, but we believe promoting safety in the workplace goes beyond providing customers with the safest trucks, it also requires we demonstrate the benefits of training their people and putting processes in place to create a culture of safety.”
Throughout the year members of the Toyota team will be attending health and safety events in north, south and Midlands, performing demonstrations of equipment which help reduce strain and distributing resources to aid best practice, including the Toyota Manual Handling Guide.
Further resources promoting health and safety in the workplace are also being produced to provide tips for forklift safety, manual handling and the correct operation of equipment. All resources will be available online or at health and safety shows.
Internally Toyota is focusing on providing its team members with information about healthier living and safety in the workplace and having dedicated areas in the depots focused on safety. A a Safety Dojo has been created at the depot in Leicester where visitors and employees can learn safety awareness and practices with a hands-on approach.
