News - latest content added to Safequarry

Please see below the latest items that have been published on the Safequarry website. For convenience they have been sorted in tables based on the nature of the content.

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Latest good pactice
Latest toolbox talks
Latest incident alerts
Latest hot topics
Latest theft alerts

Latest good pactice

Title	Activity	Type of Location	Year	Prize
Augmented Microsoft Hololens	Communications and information access	Construction/delivery site	2022	False
Automatic closed loop asphalt analyser	Occupational Health	Laboratory	2022	False
Bitumen system management	Maintenance & Housekeeping	Asphalt/Coating plant	2022	False
Bulk tanker auto lids	Transport & Logistics / Delivery	Cement plant	2022	True
Confirming LOTOTO Step 7 Verified Dead	Guarding and isolation	Asphalt/Coating plant	2022	True

Latest toolbox talks

Title	Topic	Company
Control of Asbestos	Asbestos	Brett Group
Transport - Controlling energy sources on mixer lorriess	Isolation and Lock Off	Mineral Products Association
Transport - Controlling energy sources on tippers	Isolation and Lock Off	Mineral Products Association
Transport - Controlling energy sources on bulk lorries	Isolation and Lock Off	Mineral Products Association
Mobile Plant -- Controlling energy sources on shovels	Isolation and Lock Off	Mineral Products Association

Incident alerts

Incident No.	Title	Date	Type of Location	Activity
03634	Tyre Fitter Entrapment	03/03/2023	Depot	Maintenance & Housekeeping
03635	Uncontrolled bitumen spill during the first delivery of bitumen into a new bitumen storage tank	02/03/2023	Asphalt/Coating plant	Transport & Logistics / Delivery
03633	Fatal 6 - Contract haulier rolls an artic delivering sand at a customer's site	23/01/2023	Construction/delivery site	Transport & Logistics / Delivery
03632	Fatal 6 - Spinflow Tipper Rollover	09/01/2023	On-Highway	Transport & Logistics / Delivery
03631	TfL Stay Connected Safety Alert - Lithium Cells - Small Tools	22/12/2022	Company-wide	Power tools and battery safety

Hot topics

Title	Short Description	Source	Date
Employees - Recognising and managing Mental Health and Wellbeing issues	The Employee guide on mental health and wellbeing provides information on how to recognise mental health issues and where individuals may seek assistance . It is one of two guides on Mental Health and Wellbeing produced by the MPA, the second is a guide for managers. Both can be found by clicking on the Health and wellbeing tab on the top menu of Safequarry and then clicking on Mental health and wellbeing. Free hard copies of the Employee guide are available to MPA members and can be ordered from [email protected]" Please contact Tony Entwistle for more information about the support MPA provides at [email protected]"	MPA	20/03/2023
Safe Installation of Precast Concrete Flooring and Associated Components - Nov 2017	The fourth edition of the Code of Practice for the Safe Installation of Precast Concrete Flooring and Associated Components launched by the Precast Flooring Federation on 30th November 2017	British Precast	15/03/2023
Safequarry updated	An updated Safequarry was launched on 1st March. Based on feedback from users, the update has been designed to make the health and safety resources held on Safequarry more accessible to all. This includes over 1,100 examples of good practice, over 400 videos, incident alerts, guidance, toolbox talks and hot topics. Safequarry covers all the products within the mineral products industry. Please take the opportunity to look at the new website and share the link with your colleagues. All feedback would be welcome.	MPA	01/03/2023
Worker involvement and engagement – Poster, workplace representative	A poster designed to attract workers to participate by becoming involved as Safety Representatives, or Representatives of Employee Safety. This important role is viewed as the KEY to the improvement of Health & Safety at Quarries. This poster has been formulated by the QNJAC to promote Zero Harm in the Workplace.	QNJAC	27/02/2023
Workforce Involvement and engagment - Self-Audit Tool - July 2022 Issue 1	The purpose of this document is to provide a structured framework for organisations to conduct self-audits of site workers involvement and engagement.	QNJAC	27/02/2023

Theft alerts

Incident No.	Title	Date	County	Location	What stolen
00035	Theft of Brendon Pressure Washer	13/07/2015	Berkshire	Rural	Other
00034	Damaged Security Gates	05/05/2015	Oxfordshire	Rural	Other
00030	Fuel Theft	19/05/2014	Oxfordshire	Rural	Fuel
00029	Electric cable theft	14/02/2014	Kinross-shire	Rural	Cable
00028	Fuel Theft	07/02/2014	Selkirkshire	Rural	Fuel