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M62 - Your Local History
A lot of finds were uncovered during the archaeological evaluation carried out for the M62 Junction 6 Improvement scheme so we thought it would be nice to provide an interactive website so you can see what we found.
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Purpose of this Strategy
Background
In 2005 there were five fatalities on the Highways Agency's strategic road network, which was more than double that of previous years. The average fatality rate for this specialist group continues to be one of the highest for employment sectors reported by the Health and Safety Executive. Our commitment to a step change to improve road worker safety in our 2006/7 Action Plan, which carried Ministerial support, has reduced casualty levels in this work group.
However, risk levels remain high and we are committed to do more, working with our service providers and key partners. We will make further changes to reduce the risks for those working on the live carriageways, which is the most hazardous area for network operations.
Road workers include all operatives working on the Agency's network who are directly exposed to risks from network users. These include all workers engaged in traffic management activities and incident support services, maintenance and renewal schemes, vehicle recovery operators and any other activities where live traffic is present.
