Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete has gone beyond the requirements of new UK legislation by fitting new blind spot mirrors to its entire road transport fleet. Under latest legislation, all new trucks must be fitted with front blind spot mirrors but Lafarge has opted to improve safety across the board by retro-fitting the mirrors to all its haulage fleet. The company has retrofitted the mirrors to around 250 aggregate and asphalt trucks and is liaising with hauliers to ensure a quick turnaround.
March 28, 2012
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725 Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete has gone beyond the requirements of new UK legislation by fitting new blind spot mirrors to its entire road transport fleet. Under latest legislation, all new trucks must be fitted with front blind spot mirrors but Lafarge has opted to improve safety across the board by retro-fitting the mirrors to all its haulage fleet.
The company has retrofitted the mirrors to around 250 aggregate and asphalt trucks and is liaising with hauliers to ensure a quick turnaround.
Lafarge fleet operations manager Tony Plant said, “The process went really well and everyone bought into the idea because it is a step forward in terms of road safety. There have been issues in the past where accidents have occurred with pedestrians stepping out in front of a truck and the driver not being able to see them. This mirror eliminates that blind spot."
