Andy Taylor has recently distributed two Safety Alerts relating to incidents in the UK, one earlier this year where a contractor suffered a very serious leg injury, and the other a high potential incident where a tipper lorry rolled over when it went into the soft verge at the side of the road.

While the injury incident involved complex equipment and work processes, it contains some very simple lessons for all of us:

• Ensure we follow safe systems of work and avoid taking short cuts.
• To stop and reassess working methods if there is a deviation from documented working practices.
• The importance of robust emergency procedures and drills, which in this case were vital in the care of the injured person.

The High Potential incident involving a tipper rollover, illustrates the importance of journey planning, making Drivers aware of known hazard spots through inductions, driving in accordance with road and weather conditions, and wearing a seatbelt; these last two points were key in ensuring the driver in this instance avoided serious injury.

Please review these incidents with your teams as appropriate and display the Alerts on relevant noticeboards.  They can be found in the download section of the UK News website:  Safety Alerts - Tipper Rollover and Lost Time Injury fractured leg (730 downloads)

Look after yourself and each other.

Health & Safety information and resources can be found at the following location:

https://cemex.sharepoint.com/sites/UKHealthandSafety/SitePages/Safety-Alerts.aspx?web=1