Road Distribution Action Group

The Road Distribution Action Group started up in 2002. The group is a partnership between employer groups, trade unions and regulators. The aim of the group is to improve health and safety at work and reduce accidents and ill health in the road haulage and distribution industry by effective liaison between enforcing authorities, employer and employee representatives and others with relevant knowledge and expertise on matters affecting the industry.

Minutes of recent meetings

• 27 April 2009
• 25 November 2008
• 24 June 2008
• 6 February 2008
• 19 September 2007
• 27 March 2007
• 13 November 2006

RDAG working groups

RDAG have been working on a number of topics through specific topic groups.  Outcomes from these working groups can be found below.

• Falls from vehicles - RDAG assisted with material
• Managing Driver Fatigue - Fatigue in the distribution industry
• Slips and trips

Current membership of the RDAG (alphabetical):

• Association of Pallet Networks (APN)
• Freight Transport Association (FTA)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
• Local Authority Coordinating Office on Regulatory Services (LACORS)
• Port Skills and Safety (PSS)
• Road Haulage Association (RHA)
• Skills for Logistics (SfL)
• Traffic Commissioners
• Transport and General Workers Union (T&G)
• Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)
• United Road Transport Union (URTU)
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)