Shopping Trolley Collection

There have been a number of recent fatalities involving shopping trolley (shopping cart) collectors. In response to a fatality a few years ago when an elastic strap broke and killed a young boy, the West Australian Retailers Association issued a Code of Prcatice for Safe Management of Shopping Trolley Collection more info

Worksafe recently issued a safeguards bulletin which outlines the various risks involved and the controls which should be implemented. For more information visit the Worksafe Australia Website

Other problems we have encountered during our risk audits of shopping centres:

• Inadequate number of or poorly marked shopping trolley bays
• Shopping carts with missing or damaged travelator brakes
• Collectors trying to push more than 12 trolleys at a time (this number should be dtermined by risk assessment and may go up to 20 with two people involved)
• Trolleys dripping water onto the floor of the mall during wet weather
• Poorly maintained collection vehicles

Tagged as: Public Liability, Retail Risk, Risk Management, Safety