Steve Steele12 March 2013

Construction Logistics

The issue – cycle safety

• Between 2001 and 2010 cycle journeys per day in London increased by 70%

• At the same time the overall number of cyclists killed or seriously injured has decreased by 18%

However...• 16 cyclist fatalities in London in 2011

– 9 involved an HGV– 7of these were construction vehicles (but this vehicle

type only makes up a small proportion of goods vehicles in London)

The Issue - Congestion

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Estimated construction vehicle trip saving by construction site with and without using the London Construction Consolidation Centre (LCCC).

The Issue – Waste

The Issue – Emissions

Limit Value

NO2 annual average concentrations (mg/m3) for the year 2008

Construction Industry• Aggregates• Demolition• Prime contractors• Sub contractors• Waste sector• ‘White van man’• Utilities• Retailers (including international sources)

Logistics sector• Rail Freight• Construction Consolidation Centres• Consultancies• On site eg: Clipfine• Logs eg: Wincanton/DHLExel• Barge/water freight• Hauliers/owner drivers

Regulatory/Advisory• EU • Borough Planning authorities• HSE• DfT / VOSA• Environment Agency• Advisory – many and varied • Academia• Lobby Groups (LCC, RoadPeace)

Clients• TfL• GLA Group• Boroughs• Agents• Developers• ‘Exceptional’ (ODA, Crossrail, Thames tunnel, Croydon, BrentX, National Grid)

Organisations

•Designers•Architects•Land Owners

Reduce Emissions

Reduce Congestion

Reduce Waste

Improve Transport Safety

Environment Agency / DEfRA

HSE

DfT

VOSA

Police

Planning Authorities

Alignment of objectives – Regulators

Reduce Emissions

Reduce Congestion

Reduce Waste

Improve Transport Safety

WRAP

BREEAM* (energy)

CLP / FORS

Constructing Excellence

Green Building Council

Building Research Establishment

Considerate Construction Scheme

Alignment of objectives – Others

*building operation– not construction

• Management

• Health & Well Being

• Energy

• Transport

• Water

• Materials

• Land Use

• Ecology

• Pollution

• Management

• Health & Well Being

• Energy

• Transport

• Water

• Materials

• Land Use

• Ecology

• Pollution

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BREEAM In-Use - ratings

CLPs & FORS

CLP / FORS BenefitsLocal Authority

Business Operators

Fewer vehicles (particularly at peak times)

Less congestion

Reduced risk of collisions

Reduced noise and intrusion

Less emissions

Reduction in traffic offences

Reduced delivery costs

Improved freight operator efficiency

Improved journey time reliability

Safe and Legal Loading (preferably off street)

Reduced accidents from goods handling

Reduced opportunity for thefts to occur

Better Management of loading bays

Reduction in parking violations

Responsible procurement

Better community relations, contributing to Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.

Lower fuel consumption

WRAP

What’s to be done?

• Empower Planning Authorities• Promote collaboration• Use procurement• Lobby EU

Green Building Council?

The Issue – Improve co-ordination

Construction Consolidation

Improve understanding

• TfL commissioned research into why construction vehicles were over-represented in cyclist fatalities

• Research determined what actions need to be taken to make construction logistics safer

• 12 key recommendations covering:– Vehicles– Drivers– Contracts– Culture

Key findings• Road risk is viewed as less

important than general health and safety risk

• Lack of ownership of road risk by clients and primary contractors

• Construction vehicles still have significant blind spots

• Pay per load issues• Need to address safer routes

to construction sites, delivery time slots

Owner Recommendations / actions to be taken

HSE ACoPExtend RIDDOR

Review CDM Regs

Construction logistics

Commit to using any new transport road safety quality standard

Property developers

Responsibility for road risk throughout all tiers of the construction supply chain

Realistic delivery arrangements, routes, timings and use of holding areas

DfT Review vehicle design standards and blind spots in C&U Regs and WVTA

Vehicle manufacturers

Improve construction vehicle design standards to increase direct vision

Conduct wider research into blind spots

• EU lobbying• Letter from Sir Peter Hendy to key stakeholders and

action owners to gain commitment to work with TfL• Action Plan• High level HSE / TfL meeting • Draft WRRR safety requirement procurement

toolkit• Development of working groups with key groups to

drive forward recommendations– Construction logistics operators– Property developers– Vehicle manufacturers

Outputs to date