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Road workers in Scotland get new battery-powered workwear16/05/2014 Scotland TranServ is rolling out a new range of high visibility garments to help improve the health and safety of road workers across south west Scotland. |
New steel barrier system from Colas20/05/2014 Colas has launched a new barrier system that is designed to help improve the safety of road workers. |
Teenage road worker suffers broken leg after being struck by motorist04/06/2014 A teenage road worker was left with a broken leg when a man ran him over after refusing to follow a road diversion around roadworks. |
TMCA to take part in Seeing is Believing17/06/2014 The Traffic Management Contractors Association (TMCA) will be demonstrating ways of eliminating carriageway crossings at this year’s Seeing is Believing. |
Aggregate Industries workers to wear latest PPE25/07/2014 Road workers working on behalf of Aggregate Industries will wear a new range of high visibility personal protective equipment (PPE) supplied by Fhoss. |
HSE backs guidance designed to keep road workers safe13/08/2014 Guidance aimed at keeping road workers safe has received the backing of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). |
Road worker safety comes under the spotlight11/09/2014 Road worker safety was highlighted at a recent media event at the A-one+ Area 12 Tingley depot in West Yorkshire. |
Connect Plus works to reduce carriageway crossings12/09/2014 Connect Plus Services, the company that looks after the M25 on behalf of the Highways Agency, has played a significant role in helping to develop a traffic management method that reduces live carriageway crossings. |
Balfour Beatty supports road worker safety campaign16/09/2014 Road workers from Balfour Beatty are supporting a Highways Agency campaign to raise awareness of the dangers they face maintaining the strategic road network. |
Road worker injured after being struck by car25/09/2014 Manchester City Council has been fined £15,000 after a road worker was struck by a car whilst litter picking on a city road. |
Overheight safety solution for road workers13/11/2014 Road workers working on a smart motorway project have become the first to benefit from the safety credentials of a temporary overheight detection solution. |
EM achieves zero carriageway crossings in Area 324/11/2014 EM Highway Services achieved zero carriageway crossings during October on its Highways Agency contract Area 3. |
Judge orders retrial in van driver crash death case08/01/2015 A man accused of causing the death of a road worker by dangerous driving is to face a retrial. |
Road worker killed on A2116/01/2015 A road worker was killed on the A21 near Sevenoaks last night after being crushed to death by a lorry while carrying out repairs. |
Road worker killed on A21 named21/01/2015 A road worker who was crushed to death by a lorry while carrying out road repairs on the A21 in Kent has been named as Dale Pentney. |
Farm hand ploughs through road workers on his way to milk cows17/02/2015 A farm hand who drove through highways workers on a closed stretch of road as he made his way into work has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. |
A-one+ celebrates five million hours of safe working19/05/2015 A-one+, a leading service provider for Highways England, is celebrating a safety landmark after the company reached five million working hours without one reportable accident. |
Driver prosecuted after ploughing through roadworks19/05/2015 A driver has been handed an 18-month ban and will undertake 100 hours of unpaid community work after being prosecuted for dangerous driving through roadworks in Dorset. |
Road worker hit and killed by crane arm, inquest hears04/06/2015 A jury recorded a verdict of accidental death at an inquest into the death of a road worker who was killed after being crushed by a lorry-mounted crane against a stabiliser leg. |
New equipment designed to protect road workers15/06/2015 Self-standing stop and go boards fitted with cameras and warning signs will be used in Somerset in an effort to protect road workers. |
Carnell achieves two million hours of safe working16/06/2015 Carnell is celebrating after passing the milestone of two million hours without one reportable incident. |
Video shows how to eliminate carriageway crossings08/07/2015 The Traffic Management Contractors Association (TMCA) has released a video that demonstrates ways of eliminating carriageway crossings. |
Event to highlight road worker safety03/09/2015 Road Workers 2015 – an event designed to improve the protection of both road workers and road users over the entire UK highway network – will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 21 October. |
M60 road workers make a stand for safety07/10/2015 Employees working on the M60 smart motorway route in Greater Manchester recently made a united stand in support of road worker safety by holding an ‘Aiming for Zero’ awareness day. |
Highways England continue work to improve road worker safety28/10/2015 Highways England is currently working on innovative techniques that will further improve road worker safety. |
New course to tackle poor roadside safety03/12/2015 TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) has partnered with Colas to launch a new roadside working training course for professionals required to operate or stop on the roadside. |
TRL wins eighth international road safety award14/12/2015 TRL (the Transport Research Laboratory) has received its eighth Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work in improving road worker safety. |
£1m fine for Balfour Beatty after road worker killed27/01/2016 Balfour Beatty has been fined £1 million after a road worker was killed whilst repairing a central reservation barrier that had been damaged in a road traffic collision. |
A-one+ achieves four million hours of safe working23/02/2016 Highways service provider A-one+ has reached the milestone of one thousand days and four million working hours without a reportable accident in Area 12. |
Stop and go boards fitted with CCTV cameras29/02/2016 Stop and go boards have been fitted with CCTV cameras in an effort to protect operatives working on roads in Oxfordshire. |
Motorists drive through roadworks on A1314/04/2016 More than 40 cases of the public deliberately ignoring road closures on the A13 in Essex were recorded last year. |
New PPE regulations come into force04/05/2016 New regulations to ensure that personal protective equipment (PPE) meets the required standards have come into force. |
HTMA to debate road worker safety at SIB12/05/2016 The Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) will lead a debate around road worker safety at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing). |
HE trials vehicle that can replace overhead signs25/05/2016 A new Maintenance Assistance Vehicle (MAV) that can be used to help replace overhead signs on motorways has been trialled by Highways England. |
Road worker death prompts HSE warning to HGV drivers27/05/2016 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned HGV drivers to follow basic safety procedures when coupling and uncoupling vehicles, following the death of a road worker in January 2015. |
New posts help highlight refuge areas on smart motorways08/06/2016 Blakedale is helping to keep smart motorways safe for motorists and maintenance crews with the introduction of a new Advanced Warning Maintenance Indicator (AWMI) post. |
Road worker taken to hospital after being hit by car12/07/2016 A road worker was taken to hospital with a leg injury after being struck by a car on the A56 in Lancashire last week. |
HTMA: Report all incidents of road worker abuse27/07/2016 The Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) has called on the highways sector to collate and report all incidents of road worker abuse. |
Incursion warning technology recognised by Highways England17/08/2016 The value of safety systems that instantly alert road workers to incursions has been recognised by Highways England in their latest (July 2016) Raising the Bar document (Managing Temporary Traffic Management Incursions). |
Blakedale adds multi-camera system to safety vehicles24/08/2016 Blakedale has reinforced its commitment to road safety by installing a fully recordable multi-camera system as standard to all new 7.5 tonne traffic management and 18 tonne crash cushion (impact protection) vehicles. |
Health and well being of road workers highlighted at HE event05/10/2016 Operatives working on the M60/62 smart motorway project in Greater Manchester got together to raise awareness about road worker health, safety and wellbeing. |
Ingenious road worker safety initiatives to showcase at Highways SIB next week03/11/2016 Visitors to next week’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) will receive not just first-hand, but an interactive, experience of various new products designed to ensure operatives and engineers keeping our road network maintained are kept safe themselves – a basic right when going to work. |
SIB 2016: WJ engineering staff present vintage truck to directors09/11/2016 Staff from WJ Group have presented a vintage truck to directors Martin Webb and Wayne Johnston at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event. |
SIB 2016: Blakedale unveil new IPV09/11/2016 Blakedale is showcasing its latest 18 tonne Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV) at Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) from 9-10 November. |
HTMA in road worker safety plea09/12/2016 The executive director of the Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) has called on the sector to do more to improve road worker safety. |
Footage shows driver ignoring motorway closure09/12/2016 CCTV footage released by Highways England shows road workers chasing after a motorist who ignored a road closure on the M60 in Eccles. |
Progress stalls on site safety as 38 construction workers killed in the last year05/07/2018 Thirty-eight construction workers were killed in the last year, more than a quarter of all fatal industrial injuries. |
Safety boss links fatality increase to austerity and 'Brexit paralysis'10/07/2018 The head of a leading safety charity has linked the recent rise in workplace deaths to austerity policies and cuts in funding for inspections. |
New slimmer barrier gets to work in Wales15/02/2019 The first installation project has been announced for a new HC350 concrete barrier, which offers a narrow footprint of 350mm. |
Surrey seeks market help with rethink of £615m highways services
Local authorities 'at risk' of failing statutory road safety duties
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