National Highways - Raising the Bar

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/health-and-safety-for-major-road-schemes-raising-the-bar-initiative

Through the ‘Rais­ing the bar’ ini­tia­tive, Highways England working in collaboration with its supply chain aim to iden­tify cur­rent health and safety best prac­tice and then define that as the min­i­mum require­ment to be implemented on all major projects.

'Raising the bar' health and safety guidance documents

‘Raising the bar’ provides guidance on the cur­rent best prac­tice and min­i­mum require­ments for health and safety on major projects within Highways England. Highways England and its supply chain partners are required to review their procedures against these documents then consider and implement standards on site within six months of the document version date.

Where applicable, each major scheme should comply with the ‘minimum requirements’ of the standards.

The standards also set out ‘desirable’ elements, for consideration and implementation if deemed appropriate.

Not every document specifies minimum and desirable requirements, but these must also be considered and applied where practicable.

Health and safety for major road schemes: plant and equipment - Raising the Bar 1

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-safety-for-major-projects-plant-and-equipment
• https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file/798330/RtB1PlantandEquipmentApr_19.pdf

Health and safety for major road schemes: traffic management entry and exit - Raising the Bar 2

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-safety-for-major-road-schemes-traffic-management-entry-and-exit
• https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file/358669/B2TrafficManagementEntryExitJuly_2014.pdf

Health and safety for major road schemes: plant person interface - Raising the Bar 3

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-safety-for-major-road-schemes-proximity-sensors
• https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmentdata/file/398201/B3PlantPersonInterfaceJanuary2015.pdf

Suitable Equipment

National Highways: Raising the Bar 1 - Plant and Equipment