Worcestershire Highways take delivery of Multi Hog

Yesterday we took delivery of our new Multi Hog. This is a vehicle designed especially for highway maintenance and can be used for a range of activities. The vehicle comes equipped to carry out road planing, grass cutting and winter maintenance activities.

Training is now taking place and the vehicle will go into service next week.

Pipeline Safety

This week we held two pipeline safety workshops at Lydiate Ash and Newlands to remind everyone of the special requirements for safe working in close proximity to pipeline systems.

Please remember the following "donts",,,,

Ringway Worcestershire sponsor Bewdley Christmas Lights.

Bewdley Lights

Ringway Worcestershire are sponsoring the switch on of this years Bewdley christmas lights - why not pop along.


The festivities start in Bewdley on Saturday 26th November as the big switch is flicked for the Christmas Light Switch-On.
From 2pm and throughout the afternoon there will be music from Stourport Choral Society, Cleobury Mortimer Concert Band, Pelican Riot, Severn Valley Samba Band, Bewdley Concert Band and Bridgnorth Male Voice Choir.
Hursty & Helen will be on stage for the light switch on at 5.30pm by the Mayor, carnival princesses and Santa from his gingerbread house.

Drive for Life Winners.

Three of the five awards on offer have been
won by Worcestershire.

Commercial Vehicle - Best Driver
Winners
RIS Worcestershire
Daniel Miller
Overall Winner
Daniel Miller
RIS Worcester

Driver Knowledge Competition
Winners
RIS Worcestershire
Kenneth Jones

Special Recognition
RIS Worcestershire
Winner - Wayne Lunnon
Overall Winner
Wayne Lunnon
RIS Worcester

They will be able to choose "Red Letter Day prizes from the following list,,,,,,


Activities
Aston Martin Driving Thrill (selected locations)
Audi R8 Sensation (selected locations)
Light aircraft flight experience (selected locations)
Ferrari Driving Thrill
Hot Air Balloon
Pampering
Bannatyne Relaxation Day for Two
One Night Weekend Charming Escape for Two
Pamper Spa Day
Stadium Tour
Selected football stadiums tours for two
Other prizes
Sony 12.1 MP Cybershot Digital Camera
IPod
Mobile phone
Sat nav

As ever a great effort by Ringway Worcestershire

Tyre pressure checks.

BBC One Show article on tyre checks – 24th October 2011
The article hi-lighted the increased risks to drivers who fail to check and
maintain their tyres. In 2010 there were 1200 road casualties attributed to
poorly maintained tyres and in the last 5 years there have been 164 fatalities.
Many drivers are waiting longer to carry out routine vehicle maintenance in
order to save money. However a defective tyre can increase stopping distance
by 6 meters, resulting in a much worse accident and significantly higher costs to
repair the vehicle.
In 2010 Police gave endorsements to 10,000 drivers with defective tyres, a 4
year high. Drivers received 3 points for each defective tyre and upto a £2,500
fine. 43% of the drivers who received endorsements for defective tyres did not
lose their licence despite having more than 12 points. This is because they
claimed “exceptional hardship” as part of their defence.
This increase in drivers failing to maintain tyres and potentially receiving points
further demonstrates the need for employers to check the licences of all
employees driving on business and to ensure that they are carrying out routine
maintenance checks.
For expert advice on tyre maintenance go to www.tyresafe.org

Next week we will have in place at all depots tyre inflation and checking equipment, and we will also be carrying out spot checks on sites and at the depots.

Worcestershire Lone Worker alarms.

We have now taken delivery of several gps lone worker alarms. These are safety aids to be used when you have to carry out works on the network alone. These are particularly appropriate for Sam Davies and Derek Vine who mark out the sites for underground services prior to work commencing.

Anyone acting as a lone worker can obtain an alarm from Highways House and we will provide instructions and a risk assessment.