Title | Short Description | Source | Date |
Rope ladders putting lives at risk | The poor management and sub-standard quality of ships’ rope ladders are putting the lives of marine pilots at risk, according to new findings by the MAIB.
Please follow link to further information and see pdf of an APB poster produced to provide guidance on this issue
| BMAPA | 01/08/2022 |
Guidelines for the management of public safety on MPA Member's operational and non operational sites - Updated July 2022 | These guidelines were prepared in consultation with MPA member companies. They provide guidance on good practice in the management of public safety and are complimentary to the existing statutory requirements.
They have been reviewed to ensure that they remain up to date and to reflect the importance of the collaboration with other agencies in raising public awareness about the dangers of open water such as water filled voids in quarries and quarry lakes.
They recommend systems and actions to assist operators:
- To manage trespass issues on operational, closed or mothballed sites
- To help deter members of the public from entering sites uninvited
- To warn members of the public about the potential hazards
- To manage public safety particularly when there is a public right of way on a site.
| MPA | 26/07/2022 |
Working at Height Safely - Employee Guide | All workplace falls from height are avoidable and you have the ability to stop an accident before it occurs. This clear, simple, smart booklet provides advice for employees on how they can avoid danger and keep themselves and their colleagues safe by applying the hierarchy of control for all work at height activities | MPA | 18/07/2022 |
Guide to Safe Working at Height Handbook | This handbook has been produced to outline how the potential hazards associated with work at height activities can be either eliminated or mitigated. Based on the hierarchy of control, the handbook provides ‘clear, simple and smart’ guidance for those managing Work at Height.
An introduction is provided for each element of the hierarchy of control, along with examples of good practice and questions every site should be asking. The guidance should be considered when conducting a risk assessment and conducting a work at height safety review. The handbook is designed for use by managers, employees, and contractors within the mineral products industry. Please share it within your organisation.
| MPA | 18/07/2022 |
Bitumen Kettle Guidance - June 2022 | MPA and Eurobitume have produced some guidance on the 4 protection measures that represent the minimum requirement to prevent a spillage from a bitumen kettle at an asphalt plant. | Eurobitume UK | 02/07/2022 |