Managing work related road risk to improve road user safety
and support mobility management.
ECOMM 2014: Innovations for
Institutional Frameworks (1)
Sarah Wixey (WYG)
Hannah White & Glen Davies (TfL)
08 May 2014
Bus Network
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Roads & Traffic
Congestion
Charging
Taxi & Private
Hire
Cycling and
Walking
River Services
Underground
Overground
8,500 buses – 13,300 bus shelters
580 km of road network
6000 traffic signal locations
72,000 private hire vehicles or taxis
3.7bn total passenger journeys on TfL services in 2011/12
LU network – 402km, 270 stations, 426 escalators, 164 lifts & 4134 carriages
TfL to spend £35bn (2009–2018) on its Investment Programme including major
upgrades to the Underground & Overground & Crossrail
TfL Commercial – £7bn pa; 4,000 suppliers, 600 Staff in Commercial roles
Key sectors: Civil Engineering, Infrastructure, Highways, FM, Support Services, small
works
Setting policy and strategic direction
London’s
approach to
road safety
is intrinsic to
everything
we do
Growth forecasts - population
What does the future look like?
London = 8.1m residents
Between 2011 and 2031 London’s population is
projected to increase by 940,000 (12%)
…and for
freight?
Growth forecasts - freight
Freight is increasing
Vehicle-Kilometres are forecast to increase 25% by 2030
Thousands of vehicles (two-way)
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Potential Growth in vans
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Potential Growth in lorries
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Light Goods Vehicles
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Heavy Goods Vehicles
Greater London boundary daily crossings (24 hour flows)
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Freight impact on road safety
Tragically, between
2008 and 2012:
53% of cycling fatalities
involved HGVs
This includes a
disproportionate number
of construction vehicles
HGVs represent 4% of
London’s road miles
driven
Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme
What
isbyFORS?
• Operated
TfL, but plan to roll it out nationally
• Aim to encourage best practice across sector and
raise industry standards
• Way of improving freight safety, management and
environmental impact
• Free to join and offers a range of benefits
• 3 levels of accreditation:
• Bronze: Good compliant operator
• Silver: Actively committed to adopting best practice
• Gold: Safety, environmental and efficiency improvements
More information online at: www.fors-online.org.uk
Work Related Road Risk (WRRR)
Work Related Road Risk (WRRR)
• In February 2012, TfL’s Commissioner announced the introduction of
new safety requirements within all EXISTING and NEW contracts.
• Some clauses are already legal requirements for vehicles and
drivers. Other clauses are above the legal minimum.
• New clauses are now included in TfL’s Standard Contract Terms &
Conditions (T&Cs).
• An audit and compliance team will ensure the safety requirements
are enforced.
• “If you want to work for TfL; you must accept the WRRR conditions”.
What are the new requirements?
• Ensuring Bronze (or higher) accreditation with FORS (or similar) and
submitting regular safety reports on vehicles, drivers and collisions;
• Fitting all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes with: side guards, a close
proximity warning and sensor system, and a Class VI Mirror;
• Ensuring all vehicles (vans <3.5 tonnes and lorries >3.5 tonnes) bear
prominent signage on their rear to warn cyclists of the dangers of
passing the vehicle on the inside;
• Ensure all drivers have their licences checked by the DVLA on a
regular basis and have completed an approved ‘Safe Urban Driving’
training course and an e-learning safety module.
Raising industry standards
Management
Vehicles
Drivers
Operations
Responsibilities
& authority
Roadworthiness
Training &
assessment
Transport safety
Competent
person
Documentation
Driving at work
Transport
control
Communication
Fleet
performance
Fitness & health
Accident
investigation
Specialist goods
Targeted enforcement
Compliance with the
law is unsatisfactory
Over 70% of Police
HGV roadside stops
discover regulatory
infringements
Influencing safety and compliance
Through procurement
and contracts
Through education and
raising awareness
Through planning
consent process
Improving road safety through procurement
To provide the tools for procurement
specialists and contract managers
on how to use the procurement
process to improve road safety. It
includes:
• Why use procurement to improve work
related road safety?
• Developing and implementing a strategy to
improve work related road safety through
procurement
• Contractual and commercial management
• Example case study approaches
• TfL’s work related road risk contractual
clauses
Cycle safety toolkit – A guide for fleet managers
A resource pack that offers practical
advice to help operators minimise the
risk of collisions with vulnerable road
users on London’s roads. It includes:
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Template policy
Toolbox talk
Driver tips
Workplace posters
Training available
Advice on vehicle technology
How to run an internal safety campaign
Construction Logistic Plan guidance
Two guidance documents aimed at
both planning authorities and
property developers. They include:
• The policy background - why complete a
Construction Logistic Plan (CLP)
• Typical contents and planners checklist
• Contractual relationships and managing a
CLP
• Monitoring compliance, reporting and review
• Example structure of a CLP
Identifying causes and improving evidence
‘the management of work-related
road risk clearly lags behind the
management of more general health
and safety.’ Page 10
‘there seems to be an underlying
attitude that managing road risk is not
a legitimate use of time.’ Page 12
‘it can be seen that the blindspot on
the mixer is 50% greater than that of
the curtain side ’ Page 15
The key findings across construction logistics
Road risk is viewed as
less important than
general health and
safety on-site
There is a lack of
ownership of road risk by
construction clients and
primary contractors
There are some
construction vehicles
that still have significant
blind spots
There are some
contractual issues that
encourage unsafe
practices, for example
‘pay-per-load’
There is a need to
address safer routes to
construction sites and
delivery time slots
Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety Project
Project vision:
‘To revolutionise the treatment of work related
road safety within the construction industry’
Project outcomes:
1.1 Increased availability and uptake of new lorries with 100
percent all round vision and maximum driver direct vision.
1.2 All existing lorries are fitted with appropriate all round
vision equipment as standard
2. For work related road safety cultures within construction
logistics operations to be considered as important as that of
health and safety culture on construction sites
3. A common standard for the construction logistics sector
that enables transparency and ownership of work related
road risk for developers, their clients and construction
logistics operators.
Workstream 1:
Improving vehicle safety
Workstream 2:
Addressing the safety
imbalance
Workstream 3:
Encouraging adoption of best
practice
Workstream 1: Improving vehicle safety (1)
Influence the design and manufacture of safer
through working with vehicle manufacturers
new vehicles
Working with industry to generate sufficient demand, and with
manufacturers on specifications and legislative bodies.
Improving vehicle safety (2)
Understand and improve the safety of
existing vehicles
Additional research:
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Driver distraction
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Construction vehicle blind spots
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Understanding technology
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Evaluating safety equipment
Workstream 2: Addressing the safety imbalance (1)
The construction industry has led the way in
improving work place and on-site health and
safety over the last 30 years
The industry has a good understanding of
what happens in the course of work on-site
– project by project and on a national basis
In contrast, very little is known about what
happens on the road and this work stream
aims to address this
Addressing the safety imbalance (cont)
• Police and
transport authorities
• Construction
industry clients and
operators
• Courts, inquests,
coroners
Inputs
Repository of
information
• Accessible
• Web based
• Managed
centrally
• Standard format
of what gets
reported and at
what stages
• Alerts
• Investigation
outcomes
• Lessons learnt
• Periodic reporting
Outputs
Workstream 3: Standard for construction logistics (1)
• Developed by the construction logistics
industry for use by the industry
• Includes 16 requirements all aimed at
reducing the risk of a collision with a
vulnerable road user:
• For Operators
o Operations
o Vehicles
o Drivers
• For construction clients
• Provides case studies, further
information and advice for
implementation
• Launched on 9 December 2013
Standard for construction logistics (2)
Production of supplementary guidance
to accompany the standard
Seek wider adoption and
implementation by the industry
Establish a monitoring and evaluation
mechanism for implementation of the
standard and requirements
Explore options for ownership of the
standards
Who’s involved?
Over 1700 companies are accredited to FORS with a
significant construction sector presence
Questions
Sarah.wixey@wyg.com
hannahwhite@tfl.gov.uk
www.tfl.gov.uk/freight
www.fors-online.org.uk