BAA; IQ; MPA; MPQC and QNJAC have come together as the Strategic Safety Forum (SSF) for health and safety in the mineral products sector to facilitate and encourage collaboration and coordination between key sector organisations for the good of the industry and deliver on a common purpose.
At the official public launch at Hillhead 2024, it was stated that this collaborative forum, spanning the ‘aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, precast and masonry, dimension stone, lime, mortar and industrial sand industries’ across the whole of the United Kingdom, will help to ensure that the sector achieves the highest possible standards of performance in Health and Safety (H&S) as part of its collective and individual, legal and moral responsibility, so that everyone who engages with the sector is kept safe and well.
The SSF will seek to develop consensus across the Sector to encourage alignment of the Members’ initiatives and will facilitate collaboration and sharing. Particular emphasis will be placed on eliminating harm arising from the six key areas identified as being responsible for the majority of fatalities and serious injuries:
To achieve its objectives, the Forum will coordinate its efforts on:
British Aggregates Association
Institute of Quarrying
Mineral Products Association
Mineral Products Qualifications Council
QNJAC
Safe Quarry