INSPECTIONS of ROYAL MAIL

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Enforcement Guidance
21 Inspections of Royal Mail have been undertaken nationwide for the last 4 years. During that time, LA and HSE Inspectors have repeatedly provided advice and guidance to Royal Mail on the key hazards associated with their undertaking. As a result, there is now an expectation that with regard to certain well known issues, Royal Mail should be demonstrating extensive compliance.

22 Inspectors are asked to consider serving Improvement Notices in situations where:

Walk risk assessments are absent, or Walk Logs do not accurately reflect the significant hazards postal workers may encounter.
Little or no progress has been made towards resolving remedial actions identified by Inspectors during previous visits (where insufficient reason can be provided to substantiate the default).
Bicycle maintenance records are absent, or inspections are significantly overdue.
Following initial compliance with an enforcement notice, matters are found to have subsequently reverted to an unacceptable standard. Under these circumstances a prosecution should also be considered.