An apparent increase in the frequency of vehicle rollovers prompted a review of related incident trends across CEMEX worldwide. The result of this review is summarised in a safety Alert. This highlights that there have been 14 fatal incidents in the last seven years resulting from vehicle rollovers, with 59 vehicle rollovers in 2019 alone; the majority of these incidents have involved contract Drivers, with truckmixers and Cement bag trucks being at particular risk.
These statistics are deeply concerning and highlight the need to ensure driver competency, through effective assessment and approval processes, robust inductions, ongoing training programmes, including defensive driver training, and monitoring, including ride along VFLs.
Where operations engage with Drivers, please review this Alert with both employee and Contract Drivers, discussing what can be done to minimise the risks and reminding them to drive in accordance with road and weather conditions, and the load and vehicle limitations.
In addition, it would be timely to double check that all truckmixer drivers have seen the training pack which was circulated last year to raise awareness of the risk of vehicle overturns.
The pack is available via the following link:
Please display the Alert (download here: https://cemexuknews.co.uk/downloads) on relevant noticeboards.
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER.
HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: https://cemex.sharepoint.com/sites/UKHealthandSafety