2011-10-18 - Rider Down, London Bridge approach

all building sites should have a construction traffic management plan. how far they go to ensuring public safety and good working practise is normally the job of a planning supervisor and HSE auditing process with delivery, disposal, recycling not something i really know best to ask a site foreman, but suspect it includes:-

pedestrian route checklist
vehicle routes
vehicle movement
hiearchy of control measures for reversing vehicles
drivers safe work practices checklist
slinger/banksmen checklist..
etc etc..
the list is long and thorough..

this incident will be logged with the main contractor and Health and Safety Executive
and common practise in the industry

The procurement of materials to site in a safe manner by sub contractors and their transport agents, is I believe the responsibility of the main contractor. therefore if they had a zero accidents boast, it would have ended for that site..

http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/

HGV drivers work to tight deadlines, if the site has restricted access, the pressure is high to ensure that the sequence of those deliveries is quite precise.. no excuse for reckless driving though, he could lose his license and job, then again he might just get a warning and a fine..

lecture over..

My understanding is that the HSE do not get involved in RTCs, if it happens off-site then they are not interested. This means the site itself where the steel was being delivered can still boast "Zero Accidents".