LTB6920/19 - Royal Mail Christmas Pressure ‎ - Hired Vehicles Urgent Safety Alert:

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LTB6920/19 - Royal Mail Christmas Pressure ‎ - Hired Vehicles Urgent Safety Alert:

No. 690/2019

4 December 2019

Our Ref: V4/19

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail Christmas Pressure ‎ – Hired Vehicles Urgent Safety Alert:

Royal Mail has contacted the ‎CWU/HQ Health, Safety and Environment Department today to make us aware of an urgent ‘Safety Recall’ affecting up to 193 ‘Hired’ Car Derived Vans (CDVs), specifically new Vauxhall Combos, Peugeot Partners and Citroen Berlingos.

The safety recall is linked to vehicles that do not have a ‘Passenger Airbag’. On these vehicles, the passenger side seatbelt tension load has been set too low and as such these vans are not safe to carry passengers.‎ The driver’s side seat belts are not affected and are safe to drive as normal.

The vehicles identified (see attached list) are to be identified by Managers and must be checked before they depart the Office where they are located tomorrow.

ACTION PLAN:-

Royal Mail has 193 small car derived vans identified as on hire to Royal Mail and the company must undertake the following check prior to the vehicles departing the Offices tomorrow morning.

The RMG Safety Business Partners will also phone the affected Delivery Offices tomorrow morning to ensure the message is understood and has been actioned.

DOMs must check the vehicles highlighted in the attached file to see if the hired vehicles they have on site have a “Passenger Airbag” (See attached Guidance Note).

If the vehicle has a passenger airbag – it is safe to use with or without a passenger.

If there is no passenger airbag the Manager must ensure these vehicles ARE ONLY USED BY A SINGLETON DRIVER without an assisting passenger.

Managers may need to swap vehicles in order to comply with this “Mandatory” Instruction.

Managers must ensure the drivers of the vehicles are clearly informed that they are NOT TO CARRY A PASSENGER in these vehicles at any time.

If affected vehicles require a passenger to be carried and there is no option to swap vehicles, this must be specified and replacement vehicles will be found and provided as a matter of urgency.

WARNING:- THESE IDENTIFIED VEHICLES MUST NOT CARRY A PASSENGER.

Managers must confirm the check has been completed (and if a replacement is needed) by emailing the respective contacts for their region, stating the registration of the vehicle they have checked.

North – david.rutherford@Royalmail.com

Central – lucy.blatchford@royalmail.com

South – christopher.d.allen@royalmail

Managers must contact their local FOM or SFOM if they have any questions or concerns regarding this Safety alert.

Would all ASRs and WSRs carry out checks to ensure full compliance with this Safety Alert in their areas and Offices. Thanks for your support in undertaking this urgent safety action.

Attachments:

Passenger Air Bag identification Guidance
List of Hired Vehicles to be checked

Yours sincerely



Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer



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Chester Collections
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WALLASEY DO
LLANDUDNO DO
MOLD DO
RHYL DO
LUDLOW DO
NEWTOWN (SY) DO
OSWESTRY DO
SHREWSBURY DO
SHREWSBURY DO
CLITHEROE DO
CARLISLE DO
EGREMONT DO
MARYPORT DO
NEWTON STEWART DO
PENRITH DO
WHITEHAVEN DO
GRANGE DO
MORECAMBE DO
WINDERMERE DO
PRESTON (PR1 TO PR2) DO
PRESTON (PR1 TO PR2) DO
PRESTON (PR4) DO
CUPAR DO
ST ANDREWS DO
ARBROATH DO
ARBROATH DO
DUNDEE (DD4 & DD5) DO
FORT WILLIAM DO
PEEBLES DO
MANCHESTER SOUTH DO
BOOTLE DO
BOOTLE DO
WEST DERBY DO
SKELMERSDALE DO
SKELMERSDALE DO
SKELMERSDALE DO
ALNWICK DO
BLYTH DO
GOSFORTH DO
NEWCASTLE (NE5 & NE15) DO
NORTH TYNESIDE DO
NORTH TYNESIDE DO
PRUDHOE DO
BLAYDON ON TYNE DO
BLAYDON ON TYNE DO
DERWENTSIDE DO
DERWENTSIDE DO
DURHAM DO
GATESHEAD DO
STOCKTON ON TEES DO
KEITH DO
ELGIN SPDO
FORRES SPDO
BALLYCASTLE SPDO
BALLYMONEY DO
BALLYMONEY DO
BANBRIDGE DO
GARVAGH SPDO
PORTRUSH SPDO
BELFAST (BT10 & BT11) DO
CARRICKFERGUS DO
CASTLEWELLAN SPDO
NEWTOWNABBEY DO
NEWTOWNABBEY DO
CRAIGAVON PORTADOWN DO
CRAIGAVON PORTADOWN DO
OMAGH DO
STRABANE DO
AIRDRIE DO
CUMNOCK DO
KILMARNOCK DO
RUTHERGLEN DO
OBAN DO
GREAT OUSEBURN SPDO
BRIDLINGTON DO
DRIFFIELD DO
SCARBOROUGH DO
THIRSK DO
HOLMFIRTH DO
HOLMFIRTH DO
HUDDERSFIELD DO