Cemex Says Stay Aware, Stay Rail Safe

This is the new campaign being used to promote rail safety education in schools around Cemex sites. This new campaign not only highlights the importance of rail safety to Cemex but, through a well-structured approach, takes learners through a process of understanding the risks related
to railroads, the appropriate behaviours needed to be safe around railways and also engages the children in identifying railway line hazards.

To kick off this new campaign, Mark Grimshaw-Smith (Rail and Sea Manager), Julie Welch (Health & Safety Manager), Edgaras Dapsauskas (Quarry Manager) and Chiedza Mupfumira (Social Impact Specialist) led three year groups at Barrington Church of England Primary School through a series of
important lessons on rail safety.

Lessons on assessing risks around railway lines, what it means for one to be rail safe and a reminder that railway lines are not playgrounds were shared with the enthusiastic learners, who often interjected with stories on how their parents do not always observe safe rail behaviours. 

An extended version of the green cross code was used to remind the learners how to ensure they are safe when using designated crossing places. Cemex’s rail safety engagement at Barrington recognises the expanding community around the site and more engagements will be organised on an annual basis.