BRPPA updates RUBIAC plan

ERJ staff report (DS)

Colchester, Essex -- BRPPA, the British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association Limited (BRPPA) has updated its data on the RUBIAC action plan.

The goal of the RUBIAC Action Plan is a 30 percent reduction in accidents in the industry over 3 years. More than a year has now passed since senior managers from leading companies in the rubber industry gave their commitment to that target.

Manual handling is important because sprain and strain injuries account for more than 40 percent of reported accidents in the industry.

Risk assessment is one of the basic requirements of health and safety law, yet it is rarely well understood or well executed.

Accident investigation is something which few companies in any industry do well, but which is a key part of monitoring health and safety performance and learning from experience.

BRPPA said, "Together these 3 sets of guidance form a working agenda for improving health and safety performance in individual companies and the rubber industry as a whole."

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Press release from BRPPA