Safety - our number one priority

Safety is one of Hupac’s major priorities. The company aims at carrying out a safe and reliable transportation system, ensuring maximum safety in all its fields of activity.

 

Safety objectives

Our main safety objectives relate to the prevention of accidents in terminals and on the railway lines, the integrity of load units and smooth operation of the wagon fleet.

 

Compliance with legislation

Hupac conforms to the statutory safety provisions; if necessary, the company voluntarily implements additional measures.

 

Active management

Hupac makes available the instruments, resources and processes needed to guarantee an adequate system for safety management.

 

Focus on prevention

Hupac supports every initiative aimed at preventing safety-relevant disruptions or accidents.

 

Adequate training

Hupac's employees are adequately trained allowing them to perform their functions conscientiously and responsibly.

 

Dangerous goods

Hupac has put in place a centralised service specifically dedicated to this kind of transport, headed by a Dangerous Goods compliance advisor, appointed and trained according to the provisions of Directive 96/35/CE. 

 

Monitoring and improvement

Hupac regularly verifies the safety level in the company to identify any shortcomings and intervening in critical situations. Monitoring and controlling provide the basis for the continuous improvement process.

 

Teamwork

Safety is the result of teamwork involving collaborators, partners, customers and supervisory authorities. Hupac promotes an open, constructive dialog and supports awareness and motivation of all individuals, with the objective of creating an effective safety culture.

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Departure of the first P400 trailer train through the Gotthard

After the Simplon, now also the Gotthard line is suitable for P400 – a big step for modal shift

Busto Arsizio, 15 December 2020, 01.15 am: departure of the 43074 train to Ludwigshafen, a very special train carrying a load of P400 trailers through the Gotthard for the very first time.

 

It’s a major milestone for combined transport, the result of many years of planning and construction works on the Basel-Chiasso/Luino line up to the terminals of the Milan area. Hupac would like to thank the Swiss Federal Office of Transport, the Italian Ministry of Transport as well as the infrastructure managers of both countries for the completion of these important works, which offer new growth opportunities for environmentally friendly freight transport between Northern Europe and Italy.

 

From now on, the P400 trailer segment can count on an adequate transalpine infrastructure in terms of train height. The infrastructure works to extend train length up to 740 metres still have to be completed – works that will continue until 2030 to cover the entire transalpine corridor to Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

 

Meanwhile, Hupac is adapting its transport offer for P400 trailers. From January 2021, our network for trailers with a side height of 4 metres includes 160 rotations per week connecting numerous terminals in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

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