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PACTS was delighted to welcome Martin Temple CBE, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive to the November Members’ Meeting. Martin delivered a speech ‘The Health & Safety Executive and road safety’ focusing on HSE’s approach to road safety including a joint West Yorkshire pilot aimed at tackling insecure loads. Read the full speech here: Martin Temple speech for PACTS 1 Nov 2018
Presentations Keynote 1: Promoting walking and safety – the role of Government – Matt Rodda MP, Shadow Minister for Local Transport Cities, land use and transport – moving to active and sustainable travel – Peter Jones, Professor of Transport and Sustainable Development, UCL Promoting danger reduction, active travel and pedestrian safety in a city centre where pedestrians are the majority – Iain Simmons, Assistant Director (City Transportation), City of London Corporation Towards a walking world – international good practice in […]
In 8th October 2018, PACTS and Samaritans took part in a webinar How understanding suicide on UK Roads may help prevent them, insights for Australia. This was organised by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) to explore the 2017 PACTS report Suicides on UK Roads – Lifting the Lid. A recording of the webinar is available here on YouTube.
PACTS, in association with Ageas, has called on the government to adopt a new approach to managing road safety. The report, Developing safe system road safety indicators for the UK, was launched at the Conservative Party Conference on 2nd October 2018. It recommends that the UK monitors a set of eight key indicators to show changes in the underlying safety of the road system. These would support a casualty reduction target. The government would report annually on progress. The […]
The date for applications has now passed. Interviews will be held on Monday 15th October (pm). Applicants selected for interview will be contacted. ————————————– PACTS is seeking to appoint a Policy and Research Officer, a central role within the organisation. Salary: £25,000- £28,000 pa plus 10% employer pension contribution. Applications close Sunday 7th October 2018. Full job description and application details can be found here – Policy and Research Officer […]
