The recent Safety Alert issued by the Health & Safety team shows how serious a ‘simple’ slip, trip and fall injury can be.

A truckmixer driver recently slipped and fractured their ankle. The ankle required surgery resulting in nine pins being inserted and it is anticipated they will be off work for up to three months.  In addition to the pain and suffering from the incident, as a contractor they may also lose out financially in the run up to Christmas.

Please use the Time Out Briefing and Safety Alert to encourage everyone to Look After Themselves and Each Other, to TAKE 5 and STOP & THINK before starting a new task, and STEP IN if anything looks unsafe.  The documents can be found in the download section of the UK News website here: Safety Alert - Truckmixer driver fractures ankle (772 downloads) and Safety Time Out Briefing 2021 (746 downloads)

The Alert should be displayed on relevant noticeboards.