Keyline has upgraded 14 vehicles that operate along the Crossrail route to meet new health and safety regulations.
Keyline, which provides heavy building materials to the rail industry, is thought to be the first materials provider to achieve full Crossrail compliance for the additional measures that came into effect on 10th February.
The vehicles have been retrofitted with advanced safety devices including close proximity mirrors to remove any blind spots from the drivers’ vision and side sensors that will warn of any vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist that is alongside.
Meanwhile, drivers will now be required to have vehicle lights on if no daytime running lights are equipped along with flashing beacons and rear strobes when delivering to any Crossrail site due to Crossrail’s Target Zero programme.
Richard Wade, Rail Sector Manager at Keyline said:
“Keyline is committed to the highest levels of health and safety standards. We have already invested more than £100,000 in safety equipment and our drivers undertake more than 30 hours of training each year to ensure we exceed the needs of Crossrail.”
