BAA Concrete Division launch an entry-level accredited Rollover Awareness and Prevention Programme (RAPP)
The BAA Concrete Division, in conjunction with TVS Interfleet and McPhee Mixers, has launched an entry-level accredited Rollover Awareness and Prevention Programme (RAPP) as the first collaborative step in preventing Mixer rollovers.
The course gives a greater understanding of Mixer rollovers and the preventative measures needed. The half-day course, which can be included in company inductions or refresher training for the more experienced drivers, helps to improve safety, raise awareness, reduce costs, and improve productivity.
The interactive and engaging course, developed by MinTrain™ with the support of McPhee Mixers, looks at root causes, allowing attendees to help influence change in reducing the number of Mixer rollovers the industry suffers.
Mark Cowan, BAA Director of Transport, Logistics and Concrete, explains the reasoning behind the course.
"Throughout the wider industry, rollovers involving Mixers continue to be the one area of concern that's never been tackled. With the current figures for this year continuing to rise, we wanted to support members in providing an accessible course they could deliver themselves. Working with Lindsey at McPhee, we quickly realised that the course would benefit the broader industry as a minimum standard. We ran some early successful course pilots, and the feedback was excellent.”
Lindsey Rudd Group Sales Director, TVS Interfleet.– “Mixer rollovers are very much a taboo subject in the concrete industry. They cause disruption, extensive damage, and even loss of life, yet they've come to be accepted by some, and we need to change that trend.
Rollovers are, unfortunately, on the rise, so as TVS Interfleet began to develop our McPhee Electric Mixer, we took the opportunity to highlight the simple root causes of these avoidable accidents through mechanical prevention and technology while working closely with MinTrain™ to better educate drivers. If drivers are trained in preventing rollovers and the Mixer by design is more difficult to roll over, then ultimately, we can reduce these issues by tackling the cause at both driver and mixer levels.
If we can stop just one Mixer rollover, then all the work done is a success, but through the collaboration of TVS Interfleet, the BAA and MinTrain™, we have hopes of far higher results.
Above all else and putting the innovation to one side, it's the right and moral thing to do.
We believe every driver, operator and Mixer company should take this training and product development as a paramount consideration in our shared goal of making the industry safer.”
A transparent low-cost pricing structure allows companies and organisations to deliver the course by a RAPP-accredited facilitator/trainer, giving the programme greater accessibility to everyone. In-house trainers can be certified at a reduced cost making the in-house option more attractive and cost-effective for companies who want o deliver the training internally within their own organisation.
RAPP will also be offered free of charge to DVSA Earned Recognition operators who achieve the Concrete Operational Module.
"Hopefully, we've demonstrated by the pricing and delivery model to cover costs that the course has been done for the right reasons - making our industry safer.
Having the first step in certificated specialist training for the industry at a minimal cost also shows the commitment from Lindsey and the team at TVS to achieving that goal”, finished Cowan.