| Title/Short Description | Source | Subject | Date | |
QNJAC provides 4 new Toolbox talks for hauliers
QNJAC has published new or updated toolbox talks on 4 health and safety issues for drivers and hauliers. The toolbox talks identify key legislation, the variety of different individuals who have responsibility for ensuring safe working practices / best practice and identifies key activities. The topics covered are;
- Reducing tipper rollovers
- Control of RCS / Dust for drivers in quarries
- Vehicle breakdowns - prevention and management of them
- Vehicle isolation and maintenance - key control
These toolbox talks can all be viewed in the QNJAC section of Safequarry
| QNJAC | Transport | 10/12/2019 | |
MPA''s Health and Safety Awards 2019
Videos of the winning best practice entries and runners up, the opening stings and the major award winners are now available to view on the MPA's YouTube channel.
Please share these innovative health and safety initiatives with your colleagues.
View videos
| | | 14/11/2019 | |
Drivers Handbook
Please view the new Drivers Handbook.
The handbook is designed to recognise the professionalism and work of our fleets and is a tool for working drivers to help them understand and manage the risks that they face and create when driving and operating vehicles for work.
The handbook captures the Best Practice from MPA's membership.
| MPA | Transport | 18/10/2019 | |
Blocked bitumen delivery pipework – Potential solutions
Reports by Eurobitume UK delivery drivers of blocked and partially blocked bitumen pipework at asphalt plants are increasing. Blocked pipelines are potentially very dangerous as the blockage can result in pressure retained in the pipework. This can result in a spray of hot bitumen when the delivery driver uncouples the flexible hose from the delivery flange.
For more information about the causes and solutions please follow link
| Eurobitume UK | Bitumen, storage and delivery | 16/10/2019 | |
Bitumen storage tanks - Planned preventative maintenance
Reports by Eurobitume UK members have shown that, in the last 5 years, almost half of the 28 uncontrolled bitumen spills (and 80% of the 140 near misses reported in 2018), were due to storage tank, contents gauge, high level alarm (HLA) and pipework failures. Management of bitumen storage tanks and associated equipment and pipework is critical for safety and business continuity. Thus, an effective planned preventative maintenance schedule is vital.
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| Eurobitume UK | Bitumen, storage and delivery | 16/10/2019 | |
Site and vehicle security risk and incident prevention – government anti – terrorism advice
The MPA has issued this advice following some recent thefts from vehicles at member sites, highlighting that unauthorised personnel have been able to access HGVs. More importantly, it illustrates the potential for unattended HGVs to be accessed and driven away.
On the 7th October, a stolen HGV was used in an attack in Germany, there have been other recent examples of HGVs being used as weapons. The pdf includes links to government advice on how to minimise the risks of terrorist and others accessing and taking HGVs in urban areas.
Please can you review and ensure that this information is shared with appropriate colleagues such as site managers, transport and security managers. Hopefully, they will be able to share this information with drivers and contractors operating HGVs and other mobile plant on our behalf.
| MPA | Transport | 13/10/2019 | |
MPA Midlands Region - Health & Safety Awareness Day – 15 October 2019 - Staffordshire
LAST CHANCE to book for the workshops hosted by J C Bamford Excavators Ltd. The day is designed to promote best practice and encourage the whole workforce to be the eyes and ears of fellow workers.
The day covers a range of topics, including 2 of the Fatal 6. See pdf for more information on the topics covered, the location and direct links to booking forms.
| MPA | Competence and Training | 09/10/2019 | |
MPA Midlands Region - Health & Safety Awareness Day – 15 October 2019 - Staffordshire
Book now for the workshops hosted by J C Bamford Excavators Ltd. The day is designed to promote best practice and encourage the whole workforce to be the eyes and ears of fellow workers.
The day covers a range of topics, including 2 of the Fatal 6. See pdf for more information on the topics covered, the location and direct links to booking forms.
| MPA | Competence and Training | 09/09/2019 | |
Customer Site Safety - Bagged Cement Delivery - 3rd Edition
Deliveries of cement to customer sites occur on a frequent basis. In some instances customers may receive numerous loads on any given day. Following a series of customer site incidents and near misses, MPA Cement has updated the standard risk assessment used by its members on customer sites to ensure that major hazards faced by the driver are being correctly addressed. This document concentrates on a relatively narrow set of health and safety criteria specific to bagged cement delivery that should be considered as part of a customer’s overall risk assessment.
| MPA | Cement | 05/09/2019 | |
MPA North Region Exchanging Places Safety Day Event
Wednesday 18 September 2019 Health, Safety & Well Being
11 locations in North
Free to MPA members and their contractors
A unique opportunity to visit another company’s site and spend the day sharing safe working practices between individuals, sites and other member companies and their contractors. Please view pdf for more information and how to book. Topics include several FATAL 6 themes.
| MPA | Competence and Training | 27/08/2019 | |
MPA issues a hot weather alert
MPA alert reminds operators of the importance of being diligent about public safety during the unusually hot weather and school holidays.
| MPA | Public safety | 25/07/2019 | |
FATAL 6 - Guide to Avoiding Contact with Moving Machinery and Isolation
MPA has launched a 171 page, A5 Guide has been prepared by the MPA and a specialist working group of members to assist supervisors and managers on site and supports other industry technical guidance. The narrative and practical examples have been taken from the significant amount of materials that were received from MPA members, both large and small, after a request to share best practice on this subject. The publication complements the pocket size;Guide to Energy Isolation and LOTOTO; and accompanying posters and stickers that were widely distributed to members earlier this year.
| MPA | Isolation | 25/07/2019 | |