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Upturn in Scottish Road Safety Inspectors’ Training

Upturn in Scottish Road Safety Inspectors' Training

In conjunction with our highly successful Highway Inspectors’ training, there has been a noticeable upturn in demand for our Road Safety Inspectors’ training for local road authorities in Scotland.

This training is ideal for both existing and prospective Road Safety Inspectors and complies with all current legislation in Scotland.

Road maintenance is a hot issue for local road authorities, which are increasingly faced with the difficulty of balancing limited budgets against the long-term consequences of lower levels of maintenance, one of which is an increase in the number of civil claims against the authority for compensation for injuries and damage resulting from road defects.

The four-day course follows an IHE-approved syllabus and is delivered in seven distinct taught modules, each concluded by a short, written assessment. In addition, delegates’ ability to identify, evaluate and report highway defects will be assessed in a practical scenario.  The course fully complies with the requirements of the IHE Inspectors Board for highway inspectors’ training.

TMS has carried out in-house Road Safety Inspectors’ training in Dundee, Edinburgh, North Ayrshire, Stirling and West Lothian.  This training has been greatly received and TMS hope to roll out this training to other Scottish Road Authorities in the future.

If you would like to enquire about this training, then please contact Steve Barnard for more information.  Alternatively please call Steve on +44(0)24 7669 0900.

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Road Safety Audits: Review of 2019

Road Safety Audits: Review of 2019

2019 was an extremely busy year for TMS Engineers who have carried out over 730 road safety audits across the UK. So what type of schemes have been studied and which areas of the country have the team visited? Below is a quick summary:

  • New grade separated junction on A45 trunk road (Coventry and Warwickshire)
  • Proposed Motorway Service Area on M42 motorway (Solihull)
  • Proposed Motorway Service Area on M5 motorway (Somerset)
  • M42 motorway junction 9 roundabout and slip-road improvements (Birmingham)
  • M1 motorway junction 13 improvements at dumb-bell roundabout (Bedfordshire)
  • New 17.5km dual carriageway on A465 Heads of the Valley Route (South Wales)
  • New 5.8km dual carriageway along A417 with compact grade separated junctions (Gloucestershire)
  • A27 (T) pedestrian, cycle and equestrian improvements with Toucan, Puffin and Pegasus crossings (East Sussex)
  • Safe Routes to School and School Safety Zones with novel surfacing (Dorset)
  • Public Realm, Shared Space and Urban Landscape improvements (London, Staffordshire, Manchester, Devon)
  • Traffic Management and Traffic Calming Schemes (Bristol, London, West Midlands)
  • Commercial and Residential Development schemes – S38, S278, S111 Agreements with schemes ranging from roundabouts, traffic signal junctions, priority junctions, direct accesses, estate roads, pedestrian crossings and cycle routes (throughout the UK from Newcastle-upon-Tune to Devon and Isle of Man to Kent)
A motorway running through grass fields with a bridge that goes over the top of it.

If you require a road safety audit in any part of the UK and on any type of scheme, no matter how big or small (from a motorway upgrade to a single residential access), please contact Lorna Styring or call the office on 024 7669 0900.

Road Safety Audits

A look back at 2019

A look back at 2019

TMS have had a very busy year across all sides of the business.  We have carried out an extremely high number of Road Safety Audits during 2019; with over 750 audits carried out for clients all over the UK.  There has also been a noticeable upturn in road safety audits carried out on major highway schemes on the trunk and motorway network for Highways England, Welsh Government, Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and Transport Scotland.

During 2019 we also experienced an upturn in our consultancy project work, with the Technical Team involved in a variety of road safety engineering schemes such as Road Safety Risk Assessments, Safety Assessments and Workplace Transport Risk Assessments for the following:

  • Karro Food Group – Workplace Transport Risk Assessment
  • ASDA, Stockport – Safety Assessment of Pedestrian Traffic Conflicts
  • Navigator Terminals Thames, Grays, Essex – Safety Assessment of Pedestrian and Cycle Route
  • Royal Bolton Hospital – Workplace Transport Risk Assessment
  • West Suffolk Operational Hub – Safety Assessment of Footway Options
  • University of Warwick – Safety Assessment of Multi Storey Car Park and Temporary Closure of University Road

With regards to our training, we have run over 100 courses during the year, which consisted of our popular open courses in Coventry and London and also our in-house training.  Our trainers have travelled all over the UK ranging from the Midlands, North Ayrshire and Kent to deliver in-house training to our clients.  We have also delivered our road safety training courses in Dublin and Malta.

We anticipate 2020 being another busy year at TMS and look forward to seeing what the New Year brings.

Wishing all of our clients a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

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Busy period for TMS on major Road Safety Audits

Busy period for TMS on major Road Safety Audits

TMS Engineers have been very busy carrying out road safety audits on trunk road and motorway schemes for a variety of clients. A sample of the schemes we have been involved with are:

A27 East of Lewes, East Sussex

Improvements to roundabouts, priority junctions and provision of pedestrian, cycle and equestrian routes

M5 Junction 12, Gloucestershire

Slip-road reconfiguration and widening to improve traffic flow

A417 Missing Link, Gloucestershire

New dual carriageway (5.8km) and grade separated junction, with new link roads and local road realignments

A465 Heads of the Valleys, Wales

New 17.5km dual carriageway (D2AP) with grade separated junctions, local road realignments and provision of pedestrian and cycle routes

A motorway running through grass fields with a bridge that goes over the top of it.
Birmingham road interchange, spaghetti junction.

A38 Swinfen Island, Staffordshire

Provision of ghost island lane drop and signalisation of roundabout

M1 Junction 13, Bedfordshire

Road marking and traffic lane reconfigurations at dumbbell roundabouts

M42 Junction 4, Solihull

Slip-road and roundabout improvements associated with a proposed Motorway Service Area (MSA)

TMS Engineers are experienced in carrying out road safety audits on all types of major road schemes, having been involved in such schemes for over 20 years.

The majority of Engineers have the Highways England Approved RSA Certificate of Competency and are members of either SoRSA or the IHE Register of Road Safety Auditors. If you require a safety audit on a major scheme (either in the UK or internationally), please contact Lorna Charles for more information.

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