Key Safety Focus: Side Underrun Protection Systems
Eather Group features how Side Underrun Protection systems (SUPs) are a vital safety technology that can shield vulnerable road users (VRUs), including pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, from severe or fatal injuries resulting from collisions with trucks.SUPs can help prevent a person from falling under the truck’s wheels by pushing them away in the event of a crash, significantly improving crash survival rates. These systems are readily available across Australia and can be retrofitted into new and existing fleet vehicles.
Side Underrun Protection systems (SUPs) are a vital safety technology that can shield vulnerable road users (VRUs), including pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, from severe or fatal injuries resulting from collisions with trucks. SUPs can help prevent a person from falling under the truck’s wheels by pushing them away in the event of a crash, significantly improving crash survival rates1. These systems are readily available across Australia and can be retrofitted into new and existing fleet vehicles.
The Eather Group is engaged in several signi!cant construction projects that require drivers to navigate densely populated areas such as the Sydney CBD. Acknowledging the substantial risks associated with truck and VRU interactions, the Eather Group proactively prioritised VRU safety by retro!tting SUPs on three “eet vehicles. This case study will explore the Eather Group’s experience integrating SUPs into their “fleet, emphasising SUPs as an effective and cost-effective solution for prioritising VRU safety in construction projects.