A.H Peters Pty Ltd conducts risk assessments for tipping bodies covering risks applicable to their general use. However, the truck owner must also assess the risk specific to the operation of the truck and body under the owner’s work practices.

We quote safety equipment such as Cylinder Blocking System valves, access onto the body and ground level operation of tarps as extra cost options. These must be specified at the time of quoting.

Some items which should be considered:

• Access onto the body for trucks equipped with cranes: the operator must climb onto the body to connect or disconnect the hook from the load
• Access into high sided tippers: steps and grab rails up the outside of the body must be matched by ladder rungs and grab rails inside the body
• Access onto bodies with drop sides: where the lowered side covers the fixed steps, a folding step can be fitted to the inside of the drop side so that it folds down when the side is lowered
• Internal steps for tabletops and pantecs where frequent access onto the body is needed
• Folding steps for pantecs to reduce the height of the steps
• Tarps which can be operated from ground level
• CBS valves on tippers to prevent a fall if a hose bursts
• Water tanks for handwashing
• Lashing points for trucks carrying mobile plant or loads with special restraint requirements (tippers carrying skid steer loaders need lashing points)