Croft piloting new induction process

Aggregate Industries introduce new on-site health and safety induction at Express Asphalt sites

AGGREGATE Industries have introduced a new and improved on-site induction process that is currently being piloted at the company’s Express Asphalt plant at Croft, in Leicestershire.

As part of the induction, new customers will be shown a two-minute health and safety video giving them a visual insight into where they should go while on site, helping them to navigate their journey from the loading point to the sheeting bays.

Following the success of the new on-site induction at Croft, the process will be rolled out across all Express Asphalt sites throughout the year.

Duncan Reaney, general manager of Express Asphalt, said: ‘Health and safety is at the forefront of everything we do at Aggregate Industries, and, as such, we are continually looking at ways to improve our processes on site.

‘Our Express Asphalt plants can become very busy during peak periods and it is crucial that customers know what they are doing and are in and out fairly quickly, in order to ensure a smooth operation with no health and safety mishaps.

‘The video is a way for us to help to give our customers a more detailed, interactive induction to the plant, as well as advanced visibility of where they need to go while on site.

‘The fact that all customers get exactly the same induction and guidelines goes a long way when managing high volumes of activity and lorries on site.’

Since being rolled out last month, more than 100 Express Asphalt customers have already seen the new induction video.