The latest Global Safety Alert details relate to a fatal incident outside of the EMEA Region, where a Contract Supervisor sadly died in an explosion while using company oxygen and acetylene equipment. You will see from the Alert, the contractor was not authorised or competent to use the equipment, and the incident occurred on a Sunday when there was no Cemex supervision on site.

You can read this alert on the UK News download page: here

ACTION >> Please also ensure the Alert is displayed on relevant notice boards.

Please review the Alert with your team, taking the opportunity to consider what should be in place to prevent such a tragic incident, including:

• Effective contractor management:
  • Selection from our approved list of contractors.
  • Confirmation of the competence of contract personnel (MP Connect).
  • Effective planning of work…Risk Assessment, Method Statements, Induction, Pre-task risk assessments.
• Close and effective supervision, including regular checks on contract works.
• Restricted access to company equipment, particularly workshop equipment, which should be appropriately physically isolated to prevent unauthorised use where practical, through the use of lock boxes, lockout kits, etc.
• Authorised lists of competent personnel who are permitted to use mobile and workshop equipment.
• Suitable controls over any out of hours / weekend working.

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