The Best Practice Hub has produced an e-learning course about vulnerable road users. Launched on 9 January, the course is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of the risks construction activity can pose to vulnerable road users, and provides practical methods that can be adopted to minimise these risks.

The course is available to all registered Best Practice Hub users. Other learning sections include current road safety legislation, the Highway Code and details of other road safety programmes including the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme.

Scheme chief executive Edward Hardy said: “All types of construction activity can involve potential risks to vulnerable road users. It is essential that the industry knows and understands these risks, and does all it can to minimise them, both for the general public and the workforce.

“The Vulnerable road users e-learning course and section about the CLOCS Standard on our Best Practice Hub provides an easily accessible and practical way for everyone within the industry – including site managers, contractors, suppliers and clients – to raise safety standards for every road user and pedestrian affected by construction vehicles.”

To drive higher standards nationally, the Considerate Constructors Scheme has also introduced a dedicated section about the CLOCS Standard on the Best Practice Hub as well as additional questions about Construction Logistics and Community Safety (CLOCS) in the 2017 Monitors’ Checklist.

CLOCS project director Derek Rees said: “The CLOCS team commends the Considerate Constructors Scheme for creating the vulnerable road users e-learning course and providing a dedicated CLOCS section on the Best Practice Hub. Both resources provide an invaluable way to help raise awareness of the daily risks presented to pedestrians and cyclists and how the industry can effectively manage the impact vehicles accessing sites have on the local community and workforce.”

Click here to visit the Best Practice Hub for more information and to access the course.