The 2019 PACTS Westminster Lecture on Transport Safety, in partnership with IMEchE and supported by Michelin and Thatcham Research Presentation slides: Lessons from the Ashes – Hon Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman, NTSB, United States Government Lessons from the Ashes: Improving transportation safety through accident investigation PACTS has been highlighting the importance of in-depth accident investigation that focuses on learning and prevention, for all transport modes. We are delighted that Robert Sumwalt, […]
Speaker presentations The REVIVE project – learning from post-crash response practice across Europe Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director, European Transport Safety Council Post Crash Response Professor Tim Nutbeam, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Plymouth University Hospitals, presentation notes are here Let’s be clear – collaboration in incident management Stephen Bird, Senior Advisor, Incident Management Requirements, Highways England The Road Collision Investigation Project Elizabeth Box, Head of Research, RAC Foundation Road Accident In Depth Studies […]
PACTS conference Post Crash Response Thursday 17th October 2019 Royal College of Anaesthetists, London Book your place Download Programme The Safe System approach to road safety aims to minimise road deaths and life-changing injuries rather than to prevent all crashes. The effectiveness of post-crash response is therefore a crucial part of the system. This conference will feature practitioners, politicians and researchers involved in specifying and delivering these vital services. It will present […]
Presentations from the day Morning keynote, Karl Turner MP, Shadow Minister for Road Safety Work-related road safety – current HSE initiatives, Alan Craddock, Head of Transport and Public Services Unit, Health & Safety Executive Work-related road safety – the DVSA’s approach, Mark Winn, Chief Driving Examiner, DVSA Government support for tackling WRRS and the Driving for Better Business programme, Pauline Reeves, Deputy Director, Road User Licensing, Insurance and Safety, Department […]
PACTS conference Driving Down Risk – work-related road safety in the gig economy era Thursday 28th March 2019 Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, SW1P 3EE Download programme There are around 500 work-related road deaths a year in Great Britain – around 30% of total road deaths. This far exceeds the number of deaths in the workplace reported by the Health & Safety Executive. Employers have responsibilities for the […]
