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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Customer meeting at Terminal Busto: “Capacity, performance, resilience”

Terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate, 18.10.2021

In summer of 2021, a number of external factors affected the operation of intermodal transport: construction sites and planned closures of railway lines, flooding in Germany, difficulties in adapting operational resources to the growing volume of traffic. The Busto Arsizio-Gallarate terminal also suffered, which for some weeks had to work under stressful conditions.

 

"We reacted promptly by introducing several measures to mitigate the negative effects," explained Alessandro Valenti, Director Sales & Operations, at the customer meeting held on 18.10.2021 at the Busto Arsizio-Gallarate terminal. "Today, progress can be clearly seen, and we are able to offer the operational capacity, performance and resilience that the market expects."

 

The measures concern personnel, with a 15% increase since the beginning of the year and the strengthening of shifts, as well as the enhancement of the terminal infrastructure, with new spaces dedicated to the parking of semi-trailers, the doubling of the entry/exit road lanes and an increase in space for locomotives. "In addition, 2 new shunting locomotives and 2 tractors for the internal handling of loading units have been put into service", lists Roberto Paciaroni, Director of Hupac SpA.

 

With this set-up, the Busto-Arsizio-Gallarate terminal is able to operate at the usual quality level, but there is no lack of initiatives to further develop the service. "We are creating an app that will allow drivers to interact with the terminal and optimise the timing of pick-ups and deliveries," explains Michail Stahlhut, CEO of the Hupac Group. "In the medium term, major modernisation work is planned on the cranes in Busto and the entire facility at the Novara CIM Terminal – important elements for increasing the performance of combined transport in line with the requirements of modern, green logistics".

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