--- title: "Transport & Logistics safety update: HSE Covid inspections" description: "Warehousing and Logistics industries have continued to operate throughout the Covid pandemic. Home delivery and ‘click and collect’ services have been essential work, and the demand on this sector is set to increase during the run up to Christmas. Keeping the logistics industry..." canonical: "https://www.safety-management.co.uk/news/logistics-covid-secure" type: "Article" publishedAt: "2020-11-27T15:35:33" modifiedAt: "2021-04-27T16:46:43" keywords: "Covid, Health and Safety" --- # Transport & Logistics safety update: HSE Covid inspections Warehousing and Logistics industries have continued to operate throughout the Covid pandemic. Home delivery and ‘click and collect’ services have been essential work, and the demand on this sector is set to increase during the run up to Christmas. Keeping the logistics industry... Canonical URL: https://www.safety-management.co.uk/news/logistics-covid-secure ## Article Warehousing and Logistics industries have continued to operate throughout the Covid pandemic. Home delivery and ‘click and collect’ services have been essential work, and the demand on this sector is set to increase during the run up to Christmas. Keeping the logistics industry Covid Secure is a crucial task. This week, The Health and Safety Executive and Local Authority Officers have said they will be [specifically inspecting this industry](https://press.hse.gov.uk/2020/11/23/hse-is-checking-businesses-in-the-transport-sector-are-covid-secure/?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=coronavirus-transport-nov20&utm_term=headline&utm_content=campaigns-sectors-24-nov) to make sure businesses are ****Covid Secure. The HSE make it clear they are seeking to work with employers and to share good practice. However, if employers do not take “reasonable steps to control the risk and protect people from coronavirus,” The HSE will take action, including enforcement notices, stopping certain work practices, and even making possible prosecutions. SML have been helping the Logistics industry with audits and advice on Covid Secure steps required to protect your employees and customers. If you need help with this, please [contact us](/contact#contact-form). ## Related guidance - [Practical Health & Safety Support: Knowing Where to Start and What to Do Next](/news/practical-health-safety-support-knowing-where-to-start-and-what-to-do-next): Managing health and safety can feel straightforward when everything is running smoothly. Policies have been written, risk assessments have been completed, and there have been no recent incidents. However, many organisations reach a point where they begin to ask more fundamental... - [Why Retained Health & Safety Support Gives Leaders Greater Confidence](/news/why-retained-health-safety-support-gives-leaders-greater-confidence): For senior operations, health and safety and facilities leaders, the challenge is rarely a lack of documentation. Most organisations already have policies, risk assessments and procedures in place, and many have competent people responsible for maintaining them. The more difficu... - [How Workplace Safety Audits Help You Focus on What Actually Matters](/news/how-workplace-safety-audits-help-you-focus-on-what-actually-matters): A workplace safety audit is often associated with compliance, paperwork and preparing for inspections. While these are all important aspects of health and safety management, they are not the primary reason for carrying out an audit. The real value of a workplace safety audit UK... - [What Should You Do After a Near Miss in the Workplace? A Practical Guide for Businesses](/news/what-should-you-do-after-a-near-miss-in-the-workplace-a-practical-guide-for-businesses): A near miss in the workplace is an incident that had the potential to cause injury, ill health, damage to property or interruption to business operations but, fortunately, did not result in harm. While it may be tempting to regard these incidents as isolated events because no on... ## Explore local coverage - [Explore local coverage](/locations): Browse support across regions, towns, services and sectors. - [Health & Safety Consultancy in Bedfordshire](/services/health-safety/bedfordshire): Health & Safety Consultancy coverage linked to Bedfordshire businesses and surrounding towns. - [Logistics support in Bedfordshire](/sectors/logistics/bedfordshire): Logistics guidance connected to Bedfordshire operations and site risk. - [Health & Safety Consultancy in Bedford](/services/health-safety/bedfordshire/bedford): Health & Safety Consultancy support for Bedford and nearby areas including Luton, Dunstable.