How to reduce accident rates for the workforce that keeps our transport network operating? This episode looks at how Highways England's, Commercial Director, Malcom Dare set the supply chain the challenge of halving accident rates by adopting a new set of common standards.

This challenge meant every supplier must half its Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) within the next 12 months and support own supply chain to do the same.

The interview provides an insight into how Kier responded to the challenge. Kier Highways RIDDOR AFR now stands at 0.03 having completed 6 million hours without a RIDDOR at the end of May. The RIDDOR AFR has been halved since December 2019 when it was 0.06.

This podcast features a panel discussion including Malcolm Dare from Highways England, Joe Incutti Group MD from Kier, Scott Cooper MD for strategic highways from Kier, and Neil Wilson Head of Safety, Health, Environment and Assurance (SHEA) from Kier.

This podcast was produced as part of Kier's support to the CIHT Kier Road Safety Award 2020 - more see here: https://www.ciht.org.uk/events-listing/featured-events/ciht-awards/2020-shortlist/ciht-kier-road-safety-award-2020-shortlist/