A new survey aimed at finding out the effect verbal and physical abuse is having on road operatives has been sent to over 10,000 people working in the highways sector.

The survey, commissioned by Stamp It Out-the industry-led campaign to eradicate road worker abuse, will ask how operatives feel about abuse and how it has affected their mental health and wellbeing.

The results will form part of a further research project that will seek to find more solutions towards helping eradicate abuse not only for road workers but also for anyone in a public-facing role.

Last year alone, a total of 2,307 workers reported being either verbally or physically abused whilst at work out on the public highway.

According to the campaign, 60% of all roadworkers and other people working on the public highway, for example, get abused on a daily basis.

Incidents included being threatened with a gun, a knife and a machete attack.

Speaking about the survey, Kevin Robinson, Campaign Director, said: “The negative impact of abuse on the mental health of the individuals subjected to the abuse is something which is, inevitably, of concern to employers. This survey marks the next chapter in our campaign journey and will give us a much more detailed understanding of how workers are affected by abuse on a regular basis. This information will arm us with some of the tools we need to find more solutions to help eradicate abuse.”

If you have operatives in a public facing role that can fill in the survey, please pass on the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QN2DGSQ

PIC: STAMP IT OUT