The latest Global Safety Alert describes a tragic incident outside of the UK, where a contract haulier collided with a third-party truck on a dual carriageway.

You can read the Alert here

As you will see both trucks were travelling in the same direction, the third-party vehicle was in the outside lane travelling slowly when the contract vehicle caught the rear corner and lost control. Both vehicles overturned and caught fire; while the third-party driver escaped from his truck, sadly the contract driver was trapped.

The incident reminds us of the relevance of the 12 Cemex Driving Essentials, with remaining Fit and Alert, maintaining a Safe Distance and Journey Planning all being particularly relevant in this instance.

Please discuss the Alert with your teams taking the opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of the Driving Essentials in keeping themselves and other road users safe.

The Alert should also be posted on relevant notice boards.

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.

Health and Safety information and resources can be found at the following location: https://cemex.sharepoint.com/sites/UKHealthandSafety/SitePages/Safety-Alerts.aspx?web=1