We’re delighted to share that Cemex UK has won the Topic Award for Safer Management of Pedestrians and Transport On-site at this year’s MPA Health & Safety Awards.
The MPA Health & Safety Awards are founded on the principle of ‘Safer by Sharing’, recognising innovations and good practice that help improve health, safety and wellbeing across the mineral products industry. Winning these awards is a fantastic achievement and reflects the positive impact of this innovative approach.
Congratulations to project lead, Matt Baker, and the UK Cement Supply Chain team for their award-winning project: ‘Driver Inductions Reinvented: Site Guides with Vehicle and Drone Perspectives’.
The project transformed the induction process for new Cement Tanker Drivers, replacing traditional classroom presentations and paper guides with a visual induction video. Combining footage from the driver’s perspective with drone views of the Rugby Cement Plant, the video gives drivers a realistic understanding of site layouts and traffic routes before they arrive, helping to reduce uncertainty, improve safe behaviours and reinforce safe site navigation.
You can watch their MPA Awards video HERE.
Commenting on the win Matt Baker shared: “I’m incredibly proud to receive this award. Filming and producing the videos to help improve the safety of pedestrians and vehicles on site has been a great project to be involved in, and I’m grateful to everyone who has helped. It’s rewarding to see our commitment to making sites safer recognised by the MPA, and I hope the work encourages others to continue putting safety first.”
Robert House, EMEA Health and Safety Director, shared: “A BIG congratulations to the Cement Supply Chain team for this award! It’s always positive to be recognised by industry peers – well deserved and reflects the commitment the whole team has to innovating to keep people safe. I was also really pleased to have attended the event in person for the first time! It’s clear that the industry has a true passion towards health and safety! “
Lex Russell, MD Cemex UK Materials and Chair of the MPA, opened the awards ceremony along with radio/TV presenter, Mike Bushell. Commenting on the awards Lex shared: “Every discussion, presentation and award contributes towards a shared commitment to Vision Zero. By sharing our ideas and experiences we are helping to raise standards across our industry and support our shared ambition to ensure that everyone in the workforce goes home safe and well every day. I am very proud to see how many Cemex UK businesses and initiatives were recognised at the awards, as this is testament to everyone’s commitment to looking after the wellbeing and safety of ourselves and each other. Thank you and congratulations to Matt and the Cement Supply Chain team, and to everyone else involved in these following projects.”
Safer production
- Highly Commended: Triton – whole vessel monitoring system
Safer maintenance and housekeeping
- Highly Commended: Isolation improvements
- Certificate of merit: Winch & pulley system for safe personnel and equipment access into Hydralig and Hydrosize
- Certificate of merit: New style guarding
- Certificate of merit: Site continuous improvement project
- Certificate of merit: Reduction of manual handling through use of integrated loading shovel tipping skip
Safer management of pedestrians and transport on-site
- Winner: ‘Driver Inductions Reinvented: Site Guides with Vehicle and Drone Perspectives’ –
Cement Supply Chain team.
- Highly Commended: Delivery driver ticket station
- Highly Commended: New traffic management Angerstein Wharf
- Highly Commended: Transforming SSOWs: From paper documents to engaging training videos
- Certificate of merit: Auto-induction and notice for visitors, contractors and employees
Safer transport and logistics
- Finalist: Truck full hose magnetic couplings (watch the MPA Award video HERE)
- Certificate of merit: Netrodyne driver AI monitoring/support system
Safer operations at a contracting/laying asphalt, construction, or customer site
- Certificate of merit: Bulk tanker auto lids
- Certificate of merit: Incident communication alerts
Safer through improvements in health and wellbeing
- Highly Commended: Defibrillator awareness and confidence building session
- Certificate of merit: Health, wellbeing and team building
- Certificate of merit: Wedge pit safety
Safer together
- Finalist: Working at height emergency rescue (Watch the MPA Award video HERE)
- Highly Commended: Improvement card management review
- Highly Commended: Noticeboard
- Highly Commended: Internal regional Health & Safety briefing sessions