Abstract: A safety apparatus for an elevated region of a ready-mix concrete truck. The safety apparatus includes at least one elongate, rigid railing element having opposite end portions and a concave portion disposed therebetween, the end portions being supported by structure on the truck for pivotal movement of the railing element between a deployed position located generally above and extending around the peripheral portion or region of the elevated region, and a stored position angularly related to the deployed position above or below the deployed position, and an element positionable in a predetermined position for holding the railing element in the deployed position. In the deployed position, the railing element allows a person to move between a ladder or other climbable element and the elevated region while providing protection against the person falling outwardly away therefrom. The apparatus can optionally include a second elongate, rigid railing element movable and positionable as above.