Tructyre gains RoSPA Gold award

Taking a “no compromise on safety’ approach is paying off for Tructyre, who recently reported its receipt of a RoSPA Gold award in 2021. This award follows on from the Silver award it gained in 2020, and the commercial fleet specialist attributes its achievement of gold to the company’s commitment to health and safety.

“De-risking Britain’s fleets by looking after the tyres of thousands of commercial trucks and trailers has its dangers, and to achieve the highest UK health and safety standard is something of which we are extremely proud,” states Tructyre.

Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants try to achieve the highest possible accolade in the UK’s longest-running Health and Safety industry awards. Tructyre notes that the Gold award demonstrates its robust health and safety policies, risk assessments, procedures, training, health and safety competent persons, environmental policies and procedures, internal audits, and communications.

“For example, inflating truck, bus, trailer, or coach tyres may seem like a fairly routine thing to do. But the everyday nature of the activity disguises the harm that can be done by a large tyre if it fails,” elaborates Tructyre. “Commercial tyres have large air cavities, and the pressure is very high. The combination of large air volume with the high tyre pressure required to support the load of a heavy vehicle presents a significant risk. If a fully inflated truck tyre fails it can explode. And a tyre exploding, especially a large tyre fitted to a truck, is always dangerous.

“That’s why Tructyre has safe working practices to cover every aspect of the work our tyre fitters carry out and dynamic risk assessments when we are responding to a puncture or other emergency. They’re called Life Saving Rules.

“The award demonstrates that Tructyre is united on safety and adopting these rules in our everyday work ensures the safety of our employees, our customers, other road users and the wider public.”