West Lindsey District Council Fits Lightboards To Improve Safety

7 January 2011

Following repeated reports about the waste management industry's high accident rates - particularly involving the people who work alongside vehicles at the roadside - Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) has issued a statement recommending that "Caution Workers" lightboards are fitted to caged litter pickers and refuse collection vehicles.

Gavin Thoday, director, ISS said: "To prevent such tragic accidents it is important that vehicles working on highways, and especially those accompanied by pedestrian workers, are as visible as possible. Fitting a 'Caution Workers' lightboard to the rear and the front of the vehicle is an effective way to alert traffic coming from both directions that there are people working near a vehicle."

West Lindsey District Council is equipping its new fleet of refuse collection vehicles with a full lighting package from ISS, including LED strobe lights and lightboards fitted to both the front and rear end of the vehicles. Kevin Johnson, resources & transport manager, West Lindsey District Council: "The safety of our crews and the public is of the utmost importance to us. These boards and warning lights make our vehicles more visible, and help to protect our staff and members of the public. Ultimately our aim is to reduce the risk of accidents occuring."