UPM Forestal Oriental - Social and Enviromental Report 2014

30% reduction in APMK (accidents per million kilometres) compared with 2013. A rate of 26%

• 37 forest transport companies • 267 trucks

• 27 are articulated lorries • 315 trucks entered the pulp mill in Fray Bentos every day • 15,000 km monthly average per forest transport vehicle

below the 2014 target APMK was achieved

TRANSPORT

Oriental implemented a Road Safety Programme in order to promote re- sponsible management, knowledge of transit rules and safety among all those who have any kind of link to the com- pany: employees, forest transport entre- preneurs and their drivers, communi- ties and public and private institutions. Among the actions forming part of the programme are: - Call Centre line (4562 7710), open every day. - CEPA Inspections (Centre for

the Prevention of Accidents) and reports on accidents. - Quarterly Road Safety talks for drivers. - Psychotechnical reviews. - BTW courses.

• 788 people attended courses on handling HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) • 1645 attendees at safety talks • 1472 psycho-technical commit- tees • 2369 tracking procedures of the movement of forest trans- port units • 2045 check-lists to assess the condition of the units • Technology used We continued with the implementation of the articulated lorry, consisting of two semi-trailers linked and towed by a tractor unit. This method strictly complies with cur- rent regulations and its advantage is that it has a greater force/tonne ratio and in- tegrated ABS brakes for the entire unit. Weight control of the load and a light- ening system when leaving the forests with online submission of information and automatic information control.

- Monitoring on route. - Check-list of the units. - GPS tracking of trucks.

- Monthly reports from the CEPA. - Bimonthly Safe Driver Newslet- ters. - Monthly CEPA Road Safety Tips.

Over the years we have contributed toward the process of growth, maturation, professionalisation and consolidation of freight transportation in general. We are continually working to improve the sector.

Road Safety Programme Six years ago UPM Forest

MAURO REAL DE AZÚA Logistical Infrastructure Manager

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