The latest Global Safety Alert relates to the death of a cyclist in a collision with a company truck in our operations overseas.

Sadly, the circumstances are all too familiar, with the cyclist and truck colliding at a junction as the driver turned to the nearside; a situation that has resulted in fatalities in our UK operations previously.

You can find the Safety Alert on the UK News download page:  Safety Alert - Cyclist fatally injured (742 downloads)

As you will see from the Alert some of the critical safety features on the truck were defective at the time of the incident, and the risk of the collision may have been reduced with greater awareness of the risks to vulnerable road users.

Please discuss the Alert with your teams, using it as an opportunity to stress the importance of:

• Critical safety features, not only on trucks but also on processing plants.
• Robust daily pre start checks and routine maintenance regimes to confirm all safety features are operational.
• Taking vehicles off road / removing equipment from service where critical safety features are defective.
• Ensuring drivers have attended defensive driver training, including vulnerable road user awareness training.
• Always remaining alert to hazards and risks in the workplace and when driving.

Alerts should also be displayed on relevant noticeboards.

CEMEX Global Protocols require all Fatal Alerts to be communicated and Managers to capture the signature of employees and contractors to confirm they have received and understood the information and the control measures they need to adopt.  In addition, operations are invited to observe a one minute silence in memory of the deceased at the time of discussing a Fatal Incident Safety Alert.

Before starting any new task always STOP, THINK & CHECK it is safe, and always STEP IN if you see anything unsafe. LOOK AFTER YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER.