Roads policing officers urged to watch new roadworks safety video
Police officers are being urged to view a short new video aimed at reducing the risk when police vehicles enter roadworks under emergency response conditions. The eight-minute Blue Light Incursion Into Roadworks film is particularly aimed at officers who respond on motorways and strategic road networks. The Police Federation says it has been developed by […]
Traffic Scotland launches roadworker awareness campaign
Traffic Scotland has launched a roadworker safety campaign in response to an increase in vehicles entering live roadworks. These incidents are happening regularly and create a serious risk to roadworkers, drivers and passengers. Roadworkers play an essential role in maintaining and improving Scotland’s trunk road and motorway network. While carrying out this work, they often […]
Sustainability and road worker safety inform new SRL Highways UK product launches
At Highways this week SRL Traffic Systems is launching a range of solutions to help customers tackle the enduring issues of sustainability and road worker safety. A new portable traffic signal, designed to offer extended running times on small-scale, short-term works is accompanied by a fresh addition to SRL’s REMOS portfolio to protect site personnel. […]
Threatening behaviour towards crews pauses £1.5m Tamworth highways scheme
A £1.5 million project to reconstruct a key roundabout junction in Tamworth has been temporarily paused due to two incidents of threatening behaviour towards crews onsite. Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews have spent the last month resurfacing sections of the Coleshill Street island in Fazeley and its approaches, including Lichfield Street and Atherstone Street on […]
Man “fed up” of queuing in traffic mowed down road workers holding stop signs
A motorist frustrated with queuing in traffic ran over road workers who were holding signs telling him to stop. A sentencing hearing at Mold Crown Court on Monday heard there was no reason Richard Pierce, 54, decided to jump the queue on the road between Ruthin and Clawddnewydd other than ignorance. When officers from North […]
National Highways suspends roadworks after abuse
National Highways has suspended barrier replacement work on the A1 in Bedfordshire because of “repeated abuse and threatening behaviour” to its workforce. On its project web page it states: “Safety is our top priority, both for road users and our workforce. We cannot continue working until we are confident that our workforce is safe and […]
National Highways warns of danger to roadworkers as incursions set to double
Senior figures from National Highways are urging drivers to respect those working on the road after new figures for the east of the country show that road incursions are set to double this year. In the first five months of 2023, 123 roadwork incursions have taken place. Last year the total figure across 12 months […]
Charity launches roadworkers’ workforce welfare and wellbeing portal
A new hub has been launched to help the drive to reduce suicide and improve welfare and wellbeing in the construction industry in the UK and Ireland. The Make It Visible Portal at www.makeitvisible.info provides access to information, advice and guidance and is a pathway to free support. Its content – based on research and […]
Kiely prepares for safety and welfare day
Highway maintenance specialist Kiely Bros has continued its ongoing commitment to health and safety with its annual safety and welfare stand down day for crews that will be working the length and breadth of the British Isles over the coming season. Almost 40 of the leaders were there listening to, or contributing with, presentations, taking […]
M42 scheme reaches 500,000 hours without a worker losing time through injury
More than 500,000 work hours have been clocked up without any of the 250-strong workforce on the M42 junction 6 improvements scheme taking time off through injury thanks to strict safety measures on site. An LTI is when someone has to take time off work as a result of a workplace incident or accident and […]