Roadworker abuse campaign to host ministerial event next June as programme progresses at pace.
Stamp it Out, the Safer Highways supported programme aimed at eliminating abuse of roadworkers have today announced a ministerial level event next June to mark the culmination of the inaugural Respect our Workforce Week.
The event, to be held at the House of Lords, is the latest stage on the organisations quest to make abuse of our workforce socially unacceptable.
Road worker abuse is a growing problem on both the local and strategic road networks in the UK, affecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of road workers on an alarmingly regular basis.
Past incidents have been so severe, they have involved knives, shotguns and crossbows being pulled on workers as they go about their daily tasks. Stamp it Out believe this is wholly unacceptable and wants to see abuse of all kinds whether verbal or physical, eliminated completely on all road networks and indeed on the wider transport networks.
As a result of this the supply chain came together to develop a three pronged approach to tackling the problem and as such empowering in government to affect real change.
Already the programme has developed and is in first stage deployment of a free to access reporting app available to everyone across the transportation sector, with development of free conflict management training and public facing media campaigns to follow in early 2023.
Speaking about the announcement, Kevin Robinson, Programme Director for Stamp it Out explained his delight at the progress the campaign has made to date and outlined his aims for the next 12 months; he said
"Roadworker abuse has long been one of the blights on our industry.
"Our people go to work and every week over 50% of them suffer some form of abuse - this is simply not acceptable and we, as a sector must take a stand.
"Already through shining a light on the subject we are seeing a greater awareness and an increase in those speaking up.
"Through this event and the associated publicity it will generate we will further emphasise that just because our fellow humans happen to be wearing High-Vis this does not make them a target for abuse."
Whilst the date is yet to be confirmed, Safer Highways can assure all of its membership that attendance will be by invitation only with all members given priority on tickets.
Tickets will be released in early January along with a confirmed date with invitations going to all member organisations.
The event will be limited to 100 persons.
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