Introductory campaign for truck and trailer barriers

Safety measures for transport vehicles such as small cars, trucks and trailers  are among the issues that are of great concern to the Saudi Organisation for Standardisation, Metrology and Quality and the relevant and concerned authorities, as the authority has issued a set of mandatory technical regulations for the front, side and rear barriers of trucks And trailers to reduce loss of life and property.

The approval of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior No. (195601), was issued for the authority to organize an awareness campaign for this purpose in coordination with the relevant authorities based on our social responsibility towards members of our dear community, in preparation for the mandatory implementation of the regulations. Truck barriers technical.

Goal of campaign

Reducing human and material losses from truck and trailer accidents with small cars.

Campaign organizers

• Saudi Standards, Quality & Metrology Organization
• Ministry of Transportation
• Saudi Customs
• General Department of Traffic
• Road Security Special Forces

Why this campaign?

The absence of barriers (side, rear, front) for trucks causes these catastrophic accidents.

Detailed objectives

Raising awareness among the target audience (manufacturer, agent, importer) of the mandatory technical regulations that have been issued.

Raising the awareness of the target audience, “truck owners and drivers”, of the danger of the absence of barriers of all kinds.

Target audience

• Agents of trucks and trailers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Manufacturers and importers of trucks and trailers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Owners and drivers of trucks and trailers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Consumer

Campaign language

• Arabic Language
• English Language
• Urdu
• Other languages, depending on the campaign audience

GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE

(Riyadh – Makkah, Jeddah – Dammam – Medina – Buraydah – Hail – Tabuk – Sakaka

– Arar Al Baha – Abha – Najran – Jazan)

Electrical Connections

Safety in electrical connections is one of the most important requirements, and therefore it is classified as a high risk product due to the heavy losses of life and property caused by accidents.

In this context, a working group was formed within the technical team for electrical systems and accessories to update the technical regulations for electrical connections to avoid some of the problems that manufacturers and suppliers face in implementing them while ensuring the availability of safety requirements for the consumer, and electrical connections have been added to the products that the authority monitors in the market.

Campaign Objectives

Reducing the loss of life and property from the use of non-conforming connections.

Raise the level of awareness among the public and introduce them to electrical connections that conform to the Saudi standard specifications.

Demonstrate correct ways to use matching electrical connections.