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Road-going mobile cranes are a common sight on roads and construction sites across the UK and like all heavy equipment, have the potential to cause great harm if not maintained and operated in a safe and efficient manner. When using mobile cranes, several important factors must be considered to help reduce risk. These include decisions made at the procurement stage,…
Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) brings together the construction logistics industry to revolutionise the management of Work Related Road Risk (WRRR) and embed a road safety culture across the industry as the UK’s population and economy grows. Between 2008 and 2012, 53% of cyclist fatalities in London involved a heavy goods vehicle. A disproportionate number of these were construction vehicles….
Knowing how important cycling is in Walthamstow with the Mini Holland cycling infrastructure scheme, when we started a new project in Walthamstow, not far from Blackhorse Road tube station, we decided that we would do a road safety event to show local cyclists we are considerate to them but also allow them to have the chance to sit in one…
To ensure the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and other road users, sites should take measures to minimise the risk of vehicle or plant movement, on and around site. Sites should also make sure delivery vehicles and plant drive appropriately on the designated delivery routes. Sites can ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists by using speed cameras: Speed cameras were purchased and…
Drivers should be especially vigilant to ensure the movement of vehicles and plant on and around site is not a risk to pedestrians, cyclists, workers and other road users. Vehicles can also be adapted to minimise safety risks and encourage drivers, road users and pedestrians to be more aware of their surroundings. Examples of how vehicles could be adapted to…
While working in busy urban centres, contractors must minimise dangers posed to the public. This is particularly the case for drivers, who must be aware of vulnerable road users. See the examples below for how one site tackled this issue: The company launched a competition for design students at Nottingham Trent University to design a system to improve safety for…
To try to persuade our site staff to cycle to work, we have printed routes they could use to get to work safely. Using TFL super highway maps and other maps we have found online, we used these to give our staff a safe option for cycling to and from work. To help achieve many different objectives, from staff health…
During the site set up phase this contractor established their site hoarding along a busy city centre location, which also has a live cycle lane that runs parallel with the hoarding. This particular cycle lane is used by both cyclists and members of the public. The team recognised a risk where pedestrians are walking within close proximity of passing cyclists…
Oxford is a cycling city and, with the popularity of cycling within the city on the rise , it is a great way to travel, keep fit and be environmentally friendly. As part of the contractor’s project, they have recognised the importance of cycling safely. With increasing construction traffic and heavy goods vehicles making deliveries to the site, they wanted…
The contractor is working with Safety Shield to trial and install their technology in their machines to create a safer working environment. This has been installed in all dumpers on site and is the most advanced AI collision avoidance system available for all vehicles and plant. The system utilises AI object recognition technology to detect vulnerable road users, pedestrians and…
Since the pandemic started the project team have taken measures to encourage the use of bicycle to travel around London, therefore having less site works using public transport. On a daily basis around 50 site workers use the projects bike store, with a large number of the workforce using Santander Cycles. Therefore, to promote safety they have been promoting TFL’s…
Analytic software was introduced by the project to cut the time taken to react to safety critical incidents in live lanes with temporary traffic management arrangements in place. The software analyses CCTV images to alert the two CCTV operators, who are manually monitoring 68 cameras, to any stationary vehicles, pedestrians or foreign objects and automatically operates signals and sends SMS…
As part of the Stoneferry corridor works in Hull, Colas UKP, Clearview Intelligence and Hull CC have developed a visual advanced warning system to advise motorists of passing cyclists prior to entering side road junctions. The system utilises a combination of DfT amber/red IRS2 road studs in ‘strings’ coupled with active cycle detector cabinets and Lidar detectors set some 40m…
The project team recently had a member of the community, a London cyclist that travels past the Hackney site on a regular basis, travel in one of their HGV’s around London and the surrounding areas to show how they help to keep other road users safe. The cyclist commented: “This morning I have had the experience of sitting in the…
Fulham Reach has provided a new section of river walk for the benefit of the whole community. This is well used route by both pedestrians and cyclsists and has become busy due to the warm spring weather and continuing lockdown. The Fulham Reach Team noticed a blind spot where a busy bike path/footpath intersects the river walk. This poses the…