Archive for the ALL LATEST NEWS - ROADWORKS - Category

MANAGING PAVING, ROAD AND HIGHWAYS HEALTH RISKS

Posted on 21st October 2011
HSE seek working group members to improve health through supply chain

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FATALITY: CONTRACTOR STRUCK ON LONDON STREET

Posted on 14th October 2011
Utilities worker died whilst working for water company near ‘manhole’

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ROAD DEATHS AND CASUALTIES FALL DRAMATICALLY

Posted on 29th September 2011
Deaths on the road tumble by 17% in 2010 despite small fall in traffic levels

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ROADWORKER SAFETY ON MOTORWAYS AND HIGH SPEED ROADS

Posted on 26th September 2011
Review of current guidance suggests time up for crossing motorways on foot 

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DRIVER AWARENESS OF ROADWORKER SAFETY IMPROVES

Posted on 10th September 2011
Motorists urged to drive safely through roadworks to cut death and injury toll

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INNOVATIVE PERSONAL HAZARD WARNING DEVICE

Posted on 22nd August 2011
Helmet mounted buzzer warns of static or moving construction site hazards 

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TWO MAJOR CONTRACTORS FINED OVER MOTORWAY DEATH

Posted on 31st July 2011
Engineer fell to his death from motorway embankment during maintenance work

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LORRY DRIVER JAILED FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DEATH

Posted on 24th March 2011
Death of TM workman ends in three year sentence for lorry driver

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FATALITY ON MOTORWAY

Posted on 20th August 2010
Workman dies during placing signs on westbound M4 at Hungerford

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DUAL CARRAIGEWAY DEATH CROWN COURT TRIAL

Posted on 11th August 2010
Waste management firm on trial over the death of a young road cleaner

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ROADWORKER STRUCK BY CAR AND SERIOUSLY INJURED

Posted on 3rd August 2010
White lining workman hit by passing vehicle and driver arrested

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ROAD PAVING OPERATION ENDS IN AMPUTATION

Posted on 26th July 2010
Delivery driver trapped foot whilst standing in for paver operator 

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ROADWORKS FATALITY POLICE APPEAL

Posted on 29th June 2010
Young road worker suffers fatal injuries on A1

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ROADWORKS TUNNEL FATALITY PROSECUTION

Posted on 3rd March 2010
Companies committed to crown court after motorway worker death

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ROAD SURFACING REVERSING TRUCK TRAGEDY

Posted on 1st March 2010
Council and contractor fined after fatal reversing of surfacing truck

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STOLEN VAN CAUSES HIGHWAY WORKER DEATH

Posted on 18th February 2010
Contractor dies as vehicle hits barrier and bursts into flames

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DRIVER AND ROAD WORKER SAFETY

Posted on 5th February 2010
Highways Agency urges drivers to “Respect Our Road Workers”

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MOTORWAY DEATH BLAMED ON CONTRACTOR

Posted on 15th December 2009
Poor traffic management led to fatal accident and prosecution

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STREETWORKS FATALITY DURING SIGN REPAIRS

Posted on 16th September 2009
Workmen killed and colleague seriously injured during streetworks

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TOP CUTTING MACHINE SAFETY ALERT

Posted on 24th August 2009
Fatality prompts HSE to issue warning on use of safety devices

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DRIVERS WARNED OVER ROADWORKS ABUSE

Posted on 7th August 2009
Highways Agency (HA) and Police crack down on reckless drivers

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WORKER ARRESTED AFTER DEATH OF COLLEAGUE

Posted on 2nd August 2009
Death during resurfacing work prompts police arrest of roadworker

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CIVIL ENGINEERS REPORT IMPROVED SAFETY

Posted on 29th July 2009
CECA report accidents on member sites at all-time low

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SAFER ROADWORKS FOR WORKERS AND PUBLIC

Posted on 2nd April 2009
New ‘Chapter 8′ updates advice to make road works safer

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ROADWORKS SAFETY CAMPAIGN SPEEDS UP

Posted on 27th February 2009
‘Respect Our Road Workers’ campaign launched by HA

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DRIVER FATALITY AT ROADWORKS

Posted on 23rd February 2009
Member of public dies in collision with road resurfacing plant

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PROSECUTION FOLLOWS ROADWORKS DEATH

Posted on 13th February 2009
Lack of warning signs results in fatal injury on Northern Ireland road

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