Working Protocols & Best Practice
Role of Working Group 1
The Working Protocols & Best Practice working group has been set up to review any changes that may impact on the safe operation of breakdown and recovery services on the strategic road network. Also, any new working protocols developed to ensure the safety of those who either work on or use the strategic road network are consider by the working group.
Membership:
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Automobile Association
- Green Flag
- Highways Agency
- RAC Motoring Services
- Road Maintenance Contractors
- Mondial UK
- Institute of Vehicle Recovery
- Home Office
- Transport Research Laboratory
- Contractor Associations
Key Issues being addressed by the Working Group
Learning from Incidents and Near Misses - The members of the Working Group are wherever possible continuing to monitor accidents using their own internal systems and seeking to share the data for analysis purposes.
Safety - The working group have also discussed the safest positioning of drivers and passengers once the technician had arrived at the breakdown scene. The safest place to wait was agreed as being behind a barrier if one existed. If no barrier was present, then they should remain adjacent to the technician's vehicle until the technician had determined the outcome of the breakdown (either repair or recovery).
Best Practice Guidlines - The guidelines have been finalised and are now available to viewed on the SURVIVE website or downloaded if so required. These guidelines will in future be updated to coincide with the regular updating of PAS 43.
More Information:
For more information about the work of SURVIVE please contact SURVIVE at surviveorg@googlemail.com