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Chairman’s welcomeBrian Weatherley
CLOCS – we’ve come a long way
The word is definitely out there…
The debate on cab vision is spreading…
Cycle safety is no longer seen in ‘isolation’…
Better safety by ‘innovative’ design…
Better safety by technology…
Better safety through application…
Better safety through application…
Better safety through ‘conversation’…
Cycle safety still needs to get better…
#CLOCS
Keynote addressySir Peter Hendy CBE
#CLOCS
CLOCS: A two year journeyy j yGlen DaviesProgramme ManagerTransport for LondonTransport for London
CLOCS: A two year journey
• Introduction and look back• Introduction and look back
• Adoption and application of the standardp pp
• Progress towards safer trucks
• From exception to norm
• Next steps and look forward
Looking out for vulnerable road users
A quick recap - The evidence for change
“the management of work-related road risk clearly lags behind the managementrisk 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
t i id ”curtain side ”Page 15
Industry led response
ClientsIndustry bodies
Logistic operators Contractors
Vehicle manufacturersRegulatory bodies
Vehicle manufacturers
Delivering CLOCS – programme outcomes
1.1 Increased availability and uptake of new lorries with
2 For work related road safety cultures within
3 A common standard for the construction logistics p
100 percent all round vision and maximum driver direct vision
1 2 All existing lorries are fitted
yconstruction logistics operations to be considered as important as that of health and safety culture on construction
gsector that enables transparency and ownership of work related road risk for developers, their clients and1.2 All existing lorries are fitted
with appropriate all round vision equipment as standard
culture on construction sites
their clients and construction logistics operators.
Applying the CLOCS standard couldn't be easier
• CLOCS Working Group has d fi d th t ff tidefined the most effective solutions to meet the CLOCS Standard
• Solution set includes a range of guidance documents toolkits andguidance documents, toolkits and services
• Standard default solutions cover the operation, vehicle and driver requirements of the CLOCSrequirements of the CLOCS Standard
The CLOCS Standard in contracts
The CLOCS Standard in operations
Standard 3.3 - Driver safety requirements
• Safe Urban Driver (SUD) training is now availabletraining is now available nationwide
F di f SUD i i i• Funding for SUD training is available for drivers in London
• An approval process has been developed to recognise other driver training coursesdriver training courses
• The DVLA now provide a free service to check driver licence details
Standard 3.2 - Vehicle safety requirements
• A testing method has been developed to evaluate thedeveloped to evaluate the effectiveness of safety technology
V hi l f d d l• Vehicle manufacturers and dealers now provide CLOCS safety equipment as standardequipment as standard
• London’s Safer Lorry Scheme will ensure all HGVs are fitted withensure all HGVs are fitted with blindspot mirrors and sideguards
• Standard blindspot warning signage is available through FORS
Standard 3.1.2 - Collision reporting
Standard 3.1.1 - Quality Operation
• FORS meets the ‘Quality Operation’ requirement ofOperation requirement of CLOCS
T hi d f• Two thirds of operators are based outside London and FORS is now available across the UKis now available across the UK
• Over 250,000 vehicles accredited to the scheme from over 3 000to the scheme from over 3,000 companies and 10,000 depots
• Awarded the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award as a leader in fleet safetyas a leader in fleet safety
Complementary schemes
• Some people like to be confused by progressiveconfused by progressive change
CLOCS A t d d f• CLOCS: A standard for construction clients to specify road safety p y yrequirements in contracts
• FORS: An accreditation• FORS: An accreditation scheme for vehicle operators to demonstrate they meet the standard
Progress towards safer trucks
The issue: Vehicle blindspots
Understanding HGV blindspots
• To objectively model the areas around different HGVs by make model anddifferent HGVs by make, model and body type which are:
• Directly visible by the driver through the cab• Directly visible by the driver through the cab windshield and windows
• Indirectly visible by the driver through the mandatory mirror set
• Neither directly, nor indirectly visible by the driver (i e the blind spots)driver (i.e. the blind spots)
• Loughborough Design School have laser scanned and digitised a range oflaser scanned and digitised a range of HGVs to enable comparisons to be made in driver vision
Direct vision variances by line of sight
Direct vision variances by distance
Spherical projection of direct vision (m2)
Times are changing
If he asked people what they wanted now, they would say
bi i dbigger windows
“If I had asked people what theyIf I had asked people what they wanted, they would have
said faster horses”
Fleet operator delegation
The evolution of HGV design
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Very little change in cab profile and improvement to driver direct visiony g p p
2015 2015 2015
Regulatory change
Operational ground conditions
• Too many off road capability vehicles are used capab ty e c es a e usedon urban roads
• We need to:• We need to:
• Increase understanding of on road vehicle capabilityroad vehicle capability
• Improve confidence in site and landfill ground conditions
Min 25°
Min 25°Min 25cm Min 25cm
Min 25°
Min 30cmMin 25cm Min 25cmMin 30cm
Safer Lorry Scheme
• The scheme comes into effect on 1 September 20151 September 2015
• Covers the same area as the LEZ and will operate 24/7and will operate 24/7
• Ensures that only lorries with basic safety equipment fitted arebasic safety equipment fitted are allowed on London's roads
• Drivers found to be in charge of aDrivers found to be in charge of a non-compliant vehicle may be issued with:• £50 Fixed Penalty Notice • £1000 fine at Magistrates Court
Encouraging wider adoption
CLOCS champions
EPD Tipper EPD Tipper Hire
National position
• Industry is taking the lead. The CLOCS standard is being appliedCLOCS standard is being applied in contracts nationwide
CLOCS Ch i h itt• CLOCS Champions have written to the Cycling Ambition Cities calling for supportg pp
• CLOCS Champions have responded to the DfT’sresponded to the DfT sconsultation on the Cycling Delivery Plan
• Construction and logistics industries need nationalindustries need national consistency
Transport for London’s application of CLOCS
• We have personal commitment from Sir Peterfrom Sir Peter
• TfL contracts have been amended f ll li C OCS bto fully align to CLOCS but are
not restricted to construction logisticslogistics
• Support package is in place for contract managers and supplierscontract managers and suppliers
• Dedicated Road Risk Team established to raise awareness and increase supplier compliance
Where next?
• Review the CLOCS Standard based on research andbased on research and emerging practice
E l i i• Explore opportunities to retime and consolidate deliveriesdeliveries
• Take this construction industry led initiative toindustry led initiative to other sectors
• Continue to influence safer truck design and encourage operators to buy themoperators to buy them
National roll out of the CLOCS StandardGordon Sutherland Thames Tideway Tunnel
Catherine Beeckmans Lend Lease
Content
• A common national standardCli t ibilit• Client responsibility
• Where are we now?• Experience to date• Implementing the requirement• Working together to ensure compliance• Next steps• Next steps
A common national standard
AIM - Nationwide adoption of CLOCS Standard by:• Local authorities • Construction clients• Principal contractors• Logistics and transport operatorsg p p• Materials suppliers
Consistency in application and enforcement by clients will build momentumConsistency in application and enforcement by clients will build momentum
Promotion through regional and national Champions:• Devolved parliamentsp• Local authorities and development agencies • Industry bodies
Who is best placed to Champion the CLOCS message?
Client responsibility
Senior management buy-in
Take ownership of risk through the supplyTake ownership of risk through the supply chain ‘beyond the site gate’ – Be pro-active
Implement the CLOCS Standard to own fleets d b S land sub-contractors – Set an example
Ensure safety requirements are being adhered toadhered to
Create a level playing field for operators
CLOCS Requirement: 3.4.7 Supply chain compliance
“ Clients shall ensure contractor and subcontractor compliance with
requirements”q
CLOCS client champions
Where are we now?
Implementation of CLOCS Standard
• 25 + clients championing standard
• 300 + sites in scope for construction in 2015 with further 3,000 through utilities
• Majority require compliance from new t t d ith f 90 dcontract award with some from 90 days
• Varying levels of compliance checking
• Predominantly London and South East, but growing in scope nationally
Experience to date
Positive feedback
• Many suppliers supportive of the initiativeMany suppliers supportive of the initiative• Suppliers are working hard to meet the CLOCS requirements• Suppliers already specifying new vehicles with safety equipment
BUT greater need for:
• Consistent application and enforcement by clients (including exemptions)• Communicating relationship between CLOCS and FORS• Understanding requirements and circumstances beyond London• Increase in availability of services to meet CLOCS requirements:
o compliant haulierso training
High quality, consistent communication from clients
Experience to date
Thames Tideway Tunnel
CLOCS Ch i
Lend Lease
• CLOCS Champion• Included requirements in
contractual clauses
• CLOCS Champion• New Contracts – including
requirements in contractual clauses• Support role established for
internal and external advice to tenderers and contractors
q• Existing contracts being assessed
with a view to ascertaining scope for including requirements
• Liaising with Roads Policing Command Team regarding education and enforcement
g qretrospectively
• Writing to suppliers in April 2015Informal vehicle checks
• Exploring other possibilities as developments arise in the industry
• Informal vehicle checks
industry
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Implementing the requirement
Contractual compliance
Stage A: Compliance clauses in contractsStage B: Self-certification by suppliersStage C: Follow-up through contracts and g g
desk-top monitoring e.g. Checking FORS status
On-site compliance
Level 1: Monitor compliance levelsLevel 1: Monitor compliance levels Level 2: Warnings issued, if appropriateLevel 3: Refuse access to non-compliant vehicles
Raising awareness and compliance through communication and reporting
Working together to ensure compliance
DEMAND: CLOCS Client Compliance Toolkit
Aid consistent approach to CLOCS rollout and compliance:
• Joint client branded materials
• Clear compliance checking andClear compliance checking and enforcement process
• Information for suppliers and ppclient staff
• Consistent compliance check and preporting templates
Working together to ensure compliance
SUPPLY: Services to help meet Standard requirements
Alignment of FORS with CLOCS -operators at silver level can demonstrate
li t CLOCScompliance to CLOCS
Process for approving driver training and list of appro ed s ppliers to cater forlist of approved suppliers to cater for national demand
Encourage offering of CLOCS compliantEncourage offering of CLOCS compliant packages by suppliers e.g. Retrofit equipment, and new vehicles
Next steps
• Agree the strategy on national roll out through the Client working groupg gy g g g p• Regional and national CLOCS Champions
• Who is best placed to lead on this?• Cycling Ambition Citiesy g• Road safety organisations, regional offices• CCG
• Assess how issues differ in rural and urban areas, and should we differ in our approach?
• Continue review and development of CLOCS workstreams• Sign up and become a CLOCS Champion .. Today!
Final thought
Immediate prohibition18T skip lorry seized due to:
D i h i i d d i i• Driver having an expired driving licence
• Mechanical defects
Break and refreshments
If I could turnIf I could turn BACK timeJonathon BackhouseDirectorDirector
BHJ Cycling TeamBHJ Cycling Team
The Phone CallThe Phone Call
• Your vehicle has been involved in a serious accident & it looks lik h i i h lilike the victim, the cyclist, may not make it
• The call no one wants...• What happens next?
The SilenceThe Silence• No information – the unknown • Everyone in your organisation• Police are busy investigating,
measuring & checkingV hi l i d b th DVSA
• Everyone in your organisation is affected by it
• Someone has to ring the d i ’ f il• Vehicle examined by the DVSA
or impounded• Driver, sitting in the back of the
driver’s family
, gPolice car with access to no one.
• Not yet under arrest but also• Not yet under arrest but also not free to leave
• What is happening – has the victim has made it through?
ArrestArrestTh• The arrest
• Interviewed for a “first account”• The driver needs help – right now – from a lawyerThe driver needs help right now from a lawyer• Emotions – shock, disbelief, guilt,
upset• Reality of the situation sinking in• Counselling?
Bl• Blame• More than one life ruined
Taking OffenceTaking Offence...C i d h b d d i i• Causing death by dangerous driving– Manner of driving– Condition of vehicleCondition of vehicle
• Obviously dangerous, objective test – with hindsight• Causing death by careless driving• Prison
Aid & AbetAid & AbetA ibl l i ?• Are you responsible, at least in part?
• Vehicle condition• Driver conditionDriver condition
– Drivers Hours– Medical condition– Drivers licence
• Prison – for you too?
BACK to RealityThe Press
N bli i i b d bli i• No publicity is bad publicity does not apply to fatal road traffic accidents
• Your name - banded about with a strong negative connotationconnotation
• Your reputation may never recover
• Long term association with the incident – even if you are blameless
• Hate mail• Someone to blame
A moment’s inattention can lead to a lifetime of regret
• Fatal accidents, regardless of blame, often ruin the lives of a number of individuals –not just the family of the j ydeceased.
BACK to the LawBACK to the Law
• Prevention is better than cure• The size of the error does not
bear any relationship to the size of the accident (Lord Saville)(Lord Saville)
A high price to payA high price to payC f li P i j b• Costs of non compliance
• Good compliance is the grindstone
• Preparation – not just about managing compliance but considering external risksg
• Operators: meet your obligations
R b t t– Robust systems– Training– AuditingAuditing– Action
Jonathon [email protected]
Panel Q&A
The cost of complacencyp yCynthia Barlow RoadPeace
Kate Cairns See Me Save Me
RoadPeace – Cynthia Barlow
• National charity for road crash victims andNational charity for road crash victims and the only members’ based charity in the UK
• Helping families after road death and injury p g j ywith emotional and practical support• Helpline, support programme, local
groups, information guides, remembrance services
• Campaigning for justice• Working to prevent future victims
The Cost of ComplacencyThe Cost of Complacency
Thurs 26th February 2015CLOCs ExCeL Centre LondonCLOCs, ExCeL Centre, London
Kate Cairns:
• Founder, See Me Save Me• ICE CWG
Independent Consultant:• Independent Consultant: Sustainability / Construction Logistics
• Lorry Danger Reduction GroupLorry Danger Reduction Group
Introduction:
• What happens when it goes wrongSee Me Sa e Me• See Me Save Me
• Why you
What happened?What happened?
5th February 2009 08 56hrs08.56hrs Notting Hill Gate
ChallengesChallenges
• MPS• CPSCPS• Coroner
Outcome of case
• Pleaded guilty g y• 3 points on driver licences• Fined £250• Fined £250• Continued driving immediately
Lorry drivero y d e- serial killer of London cyclist and pedestrian –pleads guiltyBy charlie@lcc on at 07:26am 29 Juy 2012
"How could Lopes get away with altering his tachograph, deliberate criminality that endangered every other road user without his employer knowing?every other road user, without his employer knowing?
"Why did the coroner examining Eilidh Cairns’ death y gand the police investigators say that nothing could be done to prevent similar fatalities happening again?
"Why was Lopes given his licence back after clearly being incapable of safely controlling a large lorry?"
Vision: Zero KSI by HGVMission: Off site safety = On site safetysafetyAims: - Best available vehicles
- Best available drivers- Best available operationsBest available operations
Campaign Influence:
- Legislation: EU, UK, London, regional- Media: TV, radio, broadsheets, local,
trade- Industry: CC, companies, trade press
Henry Lang, 40, IT SpecialistCyclist killed by dustcart in London21st July 2014
Leo Gregory, 12, SchoolboyPedestrian killed by skip lorry in Exeter28th Aug 2014
Chris Dennehy, 58, Charity fundraiserCyclist killed by HGV in Plymouth5th Sept 2014
Anna Roots, 34, RowerCyclist killed by lorry in Bettyhill, Scotland7th Sept 2014
Sylvia Russell, 69Pedestrian killed by lorry in Worcester29th Sept 2014
Julian Barlow, 49, keen cyclistCyclist killed by HGV in Selby29th Sept 2014
Unknown Male, 30sPedestrian killed by lorry in London2nd Oct 2014
Maurice Baxter, 80Pedestrian killed by lorry in London16th Oct 2014
Janina Gehlau, 26, Art history graduate Cyclist killed by container lorry in London17th Nov 2014
Michael Thompson, 24Pedestrian killed by HGV in Uttoxeter
16th Oct 2014 17th Nov 2014
Unknown Female, late 50sPedestrian killed by lorry in London5th Nov 2014
Ilse Forster, 91Pedestrian killed by lorry in Church Stretton, Shropshire, 17th Nov 2014
Jeff Fletcher, 36, GuitaristPedestrian killed by a HGV in Stockport17th Nov 2014
Unknown Female, 80sPedestrian killed by tipper truck in London20th Nov 2014
Assia Nikoforova, 69Pedestrian killed by HGV in London9th Dec 2014
Elizabeth Jallum, 79, Pedestrian killed by HGV in London12th Dec 2014
Peter Pelari, 84, Grandfather of threePedestrian killed by lorry in Brownhills, W. Midlands19th Dec 2014
Unknown male, 56Pedestrian killed by recycling lorry in Inverness31st Dec 2014
Andrew Wolfindale, 35Cyclist killed by HGV in Coventry6th Jan 2015
Michael Brook, 65, retired maths teacherPedestrian killed by lorry in Brighouse, W. Yorkshire13th Jan 2015
Stephanie Turner, 29, PhysiotherapistCyclist killed by tipper truck in London
Les Baker, 80, grandfatherPedestrian killed by HGV in Pinhoe Exeter
Akis Kollaros, 34, Music producer & sound engineerCyclist killed by tipper truck in London
Frederica Baldassa, 26, Fashion buyerCyclist killed by lorry in London
Mitzi Rosanna Steady, 4Pedestrian killed by tipper truck in BathCyclist killed by tipper truck in London
20th Jan 2015Pinhoe, Exeter27th Jan 2015
Cyclist killed by tipper truck in London2nd Feb 2015
Cyclist killed by lorry in London6th Feb 2015
Bath9th Feb 2015
Anne Naysmith, 76, former Concert pianistPedestrian killed by lorry in London10th Feb 2015
Claire Hitier-Abadie, 36, Mother of twoCyclist killed by tipper truck in London19th Feb 2015
Action: Voluntarily by IndustryAction: Voluntarily by Industry
Leadership & responsibility-Leadership & responsibility-Supply chain through contract documents-Audit and enforcement
Closing remarksgBrian Weatherley
Lunch and exhibition
