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Logistics
November/December 2019
Transaid in post-crash care project
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Abbey adds new
cement silos
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bbey Logistics has added a number of
new silo tanks to support the company’s
growing business in the UK cement and
minerals markets.
Manufactured by Feldbinder, the new lightweight
tanks are designed and built to comply with the
Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver
accreditation, intended to protect vulnerable road
users.
Specifications include rear facing cameras,
infilled side panels and blind spot minimisation
mirrors as well as many more of the latest safety
and security features to ensure the safety of other
road users.
While the latest equipment is vital, safe
operation while on the road will make the biggest
difference and that is why all Abbey’s drivers and
planning staff working in this area of the business
have completed vulnerable road user training,
through Abbey Logistics’ own JAUPT approved
training centre.
CEO Steve Granite said: “We have significantly
increased our capability and capacity in the cement
and minerals markets, and this is reflected in our
fleet replenishment and acquisition programme.
“Our commitment to our customers to deliver
the highest standards of service can only be
delivered if we have a trained and skilled
workforce using the latest and best equipment.
“The new silo tanks give us the ability to offer
more capacity and coverage for our customers,
giving them higher levels of support and flexibility.
“We have grown significantly in the cement and
minerals markets over the last couple of years and
this increased capacity will enable us to further
support our customers in this important sector.”
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ogistics charity Transaid has funded a
project by The Makerere University School
of Public Health to implement a pilot to
strengthen emergency medical services in
post-crash care along selected roads serving
oil rich districts in Uganda.
The objective of the project was to assess the
capacity of the emergency medical services (EMS)
and pre-hospital care in these areas which have a
high volume of heavy goods traffic, and to improve
the capacity of emergency post-crash responders.
Transaid’s chief executive Caroline Barber says
Uganda faces a severe road traffic injury epidemic,
with one of the highest road traffic fatality rates at
a projected 29 deaths per 100,000 population.
“Many of these lives are lost before getting to
hospital in a context where emergency medical
services are practically non-existent and responders
lack the appropriate knowledge and skills to
provide basic first aid care to the injured victims,”
she said.
“The Makerere University School of Public Health
approached us directly for help, and after a full
assessment by our team, we agreed to cover the
small cost of this initiative through our Innovation
Fund.”
The post-crash care project delivered a three-day
emergency first aid responder (EFAR) training
course to 34 police officers who regularly respond
to traffic crashes, and who are often called on to
provide in-situ life-saving care. The course included
training in emergency first aid, safety
considerations, patient assessment, and how to
deal with trauma, shock, difficulty in breathing, and
mass casualties.
In addition, a four-day basic emergency care (BEC)
course developed by the World Health Organisation
was delivered to 25 health workers who manage
acute life-threatening conditions with limited
The post-crash care project delivered a first aid responder training
course to police officers who regularly respond to traffic crashes
resources. Post-training assessments showed a 39
percent improvement in knowledge, with course
participants all achieving a 75 percent pass mark.
Within the study, baseline assessments found that
pre-hospital care for injured victims was
predominantly administered by untrained police
personnel and lay responders who arrive first at a
traffic crash scene. With no organised ambulance
service delivering patients from crash scenes to
hospitals, police patrol vehicles and ‘boda bodas’
were found to be the main means of transport for
injured victims.
The project also found that with proper training
in the principles of field triage and emergency
stabilisation, easy-to-use scene care check lists and
triage tools, and a basic kit of essential equipment
and supplies, personnel in charge of traffic scene
management should be able to provide crash scene
control and the appropriate pre-hospital care to the
injured.
However, notable challenges remain when
responding to road traffic crashes including a
limited availability of first aid materials to enable
police to carry out their roles as first responders, a
lack of transport of police personnel to the crash
scene and delayed communications of traffic crash
events.
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