Build UK confirms support for CLOCS to improve road safety
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Build UK has put its substantial weight behind the Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety (CLOCS) Programme to reduce the number of incidents involving construction vehicles and vulnerable road users. Speaking in front of 185 senior industry figures at today’s CLOCS Conference & Exhibition at the ExCeL in London, Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE set out how Build UK will be working with its members across the contracting supply chain to take the lead on the issue of road safety.
With 40% of cyclist fatalities in London between 2011 and 2014 involving construction HGVs, contractors and fleet operators have worked with Transport for London through CLOCS to improve the management of work-related road risk and protect cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians and other road users. This has included common standards on the design of construction vehicles giving drivers better visibility and safer site entrances.
Build UK, which is a CLOCS Champion, has developed a campaign called ‘Don’t Break the Chain’ in support of CLOCS as the recognised industry standard. The campaign includes a practical guide on Becoming a CLOCS Champion and a series of posters setting out the roles of all those involved in the industry when it comes to road safety. Main and Specialist Contractors will be encouraged to sign up as CLOCS Champions to show that they understand their responsibilities when setting up sites and making deliveries.
Suzannah Nichol MBE said:
“Build UK members are committed to improving safety across all aspects of their business and, by following the agreed CLOCS standards when delivering to sites, they can help to play their part in making our roads safer. I am delighted that some of our members have already endorsed CLOCS and we are confident that more will be keen to get involved now we have set out the steps required to make construction vehicles safer.”
London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown MVO, who hosted the CLOCS Conference, said:
“Build UK’s drive to implement CLOCS’ safety principles throughout their nationwide membership cements the scheme's place as the national road safety standard for construction logistics. In just three years, CLOCS has made great strides in improving safety for vulnerable road users across the country and was recently lauded with an international road safety award. CLOCS has ensured that road safety is treated with the same importance as site safety and the key safety principles of the programme are now being implemented on more than 3,000 sites across the country.”
Businesses in the construction industry can sign up as a CLOCS Champion at www.clocs.org.uk.