SAFETY
WINTER ROAD SAFETY Tyre Safety tips Maintain good tyre tread depths The best tread depth is typically 8 mm, the worst – legally – is 1.6 mm. Anything less than this is extremely unsafe. Correct tyre pressures matters The only contact your car has with the road is your four tyres. If you have under inflated tyres it leads to increased erosion of the tyre tread, and ultimately a reduction in grip. Tyre wear from under inflation typically takes place at the edges – known as uneven tyre wear. With over inflated tyres, you risk having a high-speed blow- out, because they’re too stiff and rigid. This means they lack flexibility. Your vehicle’s correct tyre pressure values can typically be found either printed on the inside of its fuel cap, or inside the driver door.
Regularly check for tyre damage If you make a little effort and regularly check your tyres, you’ll go a long way to achieving the level of tyre safety you need. Check for treads and tyre pressure as above. But also check for any nicks, cuts and scrapes. Better tyres keep you safe Opting to fit cheaper tyres to your car may seem like a good way to save some money at first, but in the long term it’s a
false economy. Car light checks
For the month of December we will be organising car light checks to promote road safety. A representative from J&A will be carrying out checks on car lights in the coming week.
SAFETY MONTH SBO CHALLENGE WINNER Congratulation to the Treasury Google project team who won the Safety Month SBO Challenge. The team submitted 840 SBO safety observations. All projects made an exceptional contribution during the month of October with a total of 2,120 safety observations. SBO’s is one of our main proactive KPI’s when identifying safety trends across our sites. This gives us direction for areas of focus, safety development and improvements.
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