The latest Global Safety Alert relates to an incident outside of the UK, the driver of a mixer truck lost control of his vehicle when a tyre blew and collided with an oncoming pick-up truck. Both vehicles left the road and fell into a ravine, sadly resulting in the death of the third party pick-up driver.

You can read the Safety Alert on the UK News download page here

The mixer truck was a backup vehicle driven by several different drivers.  The investigation confirmed the tyre that exploded was incorrectly inflated with irregular tread wear, and had been damaged by a previous impact.  The poor condition of the tyre hadn’t been identified during previous periodic inspections and the daily prestart checks weren’t effective.

Do we and our contractors have effective tyre management procedures in place where we manage haulage vehicles, with robust inspection regimes supplemented by robust daily checks?

Most of us drive cars in our day to day lives.  To ensure we keep ourselves, our families and other road users safe do we know the fundamentals of tyre safety, including the importance of different types of tyres and what to look for in terms of tread depths, pressures, tyre wear, damage, and the age of tyres?

While there are specific requirements regarding LGV tyres, RoSPA offer more general advice for car and van drivers in the following Factsheet: RoSPA Tyre Safety Factsheet

ACTION>>> Please discuss the Alert with your teams and display it 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