Steve Steele 12 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 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 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 NO 2 annual average concentrations (mg/m 3 ) 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 Individual Issues Issue Category Scores Environmental Weightings Single Score BREEAM Rating BREEAM In-Use - ratings

Commercial contract CLPs FORS Responsible Procurement Freight operator (and driver) Property developer (construction site) Effective use of existing regulations Municipality CLPs & FORS

CLP / FORS Benefits Local Authority BusinessOperators 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 Supply trip with no CCC Supply trips to CCC CCC Delivery trips Total saving with CCC Km CO2 (t) Km Supply trip CO2 (t) Km Delivery trip CO2 (t) Km CO2 (t) 4 CCC locations 33,077,911 25,941 21,717,034 12, , ,582

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

OwnerRecommendations / actions to be taken HSEACoP Extend 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 DfTReview 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