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This guidance is based upon the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Site operating procedures Version 5 published on 4th July 2020 and has been adapted for the local highways sector where appropriate.
These are exceptional circumstances and the industry must always comply with the latest Government advice on Coronavirus (Covid-19).
These Local Highways Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) are based on Government guidance on Working safely during coronavirus (Covid-19) - Construction and other outdoor work; other restrictions and advice may apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Protecting Your Workforce Guidance Document - Download
This guidance is based upon the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Site operating procedures Version 4 published on 18th May 2020 and has been adapted for the local highways sector where appropriate.
These are exceptional circumstances and the industry must always comply with the latest Government advice on Coronavirus (Covid-19).
These Local Highways Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) are based on Government guidance on Working safely during coronavirus (Covid-19) - Construction and other outdoor work; other restrictions and advice may apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Where workers enter people’s homes, they should follow the Government guidance on Working in Other People’s Homes.
The HSE is the relevant enforcing authority for occupational health and safety legislation and guidance to control public health risks in the construction sector. If a site is not consistently implementing the measures set out by the Government, it may be subject to enforcement action.
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COVID19 - Safe Operating Procedures
Senior leaders launch Highways Sector Council amid COVID-19
The recently formed Highways Sector Council (HSC), which has been working with Government to support the highways sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been now formally launched.
The Council, a partnership of private and public sector organisations, first came together in September 2019, and has been recently recognised by the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps. Partners include the UK’s leading highways contractors, local authority organisations and national agencies.
The Council has been created to help transform delivery in the highways sector, using a unified voice and approach so the industry can work in greater partnership with central and local government. It aims to drive innovation across the sector to deliver economic, environmental and social benefits for business, communities and all road users.
"The Council was established to transform how the highways sector delivers. In creating this powerful alliance, we want to drive through change by addressing the challenges we face as a sector including decarbonisation, new technologies, skills, investment and delivery models" - Leon Daniels OBE
Its work has been focused on developing a collaborative approach to transform and improve how the sector works across a number of key areas: people and skills, innovation, safety, environment, value, investment and delivery models. While this work continues, the HSC has also responded swiftly to the challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak, particularly in the local highways sector,creating a COVID-19 focus working group.The group has been working closely with the Department for Transport, collating information and providing guidance on impacts with a focus on working towards building a stronger programme for recovery to support the sector and the wider economy.
To address immediate impacts, the COVID-19 group has focused on two key areas:
- Developing guidance that could be used by local highway authorities and the wider supply chain to enable greater delivery of maintenance and capital schemes.
- Practical guidance designed to enable the highways sector to operate safely within the current restrictions when working on local highways.
Given that some local roads programmes have been reduced or paused, the outputs of this work will support the sector in bringing forward maintenance and highways projects, where it is safe and practical,to ensure that our roads can be maintained and remain fit for purpose during this crisis and beyond.
Leon Daniels OBE, Chair of the Highways Sector Council said: “The Council was established to transform how the highways sector delivers. In creating this powerful alliance, we want to drive through change by addressing the challenges we face as a sector including decarbonisation, new technologies, skills, investment and delivery models.
“COVID-19 hasn’t changed this commitment, but it has given a new urgency to our work, enabling us to work swiftly and collectively during this time of national crisis.
“As a partnership, our work in providing the Government with critical data and advice in this rapidly changing time is vital, both to keep our workforce safe and to support the development of rapidly changing policy-making.”