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TRANSPort – site design: 9
Site design
Isolation and emergency stop location
signs
Ronez > Les Vardes Quarry, Guernsey > 01481 256426
Staff at Les Vardes Quarry recognised a need to efficiently communicate to visitors the locations of the
various isolator switches and emergency stop buttons situated around the plant.
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Photographs were taken of them and then superimposed onto layout plans of the quarry. The photos were
also scanned onto plastic sheets to create weatherproof copies, which were framed and mounted in prime
locations. Copies of the signs were also printed and are now provided to all visitors as part of the quarry
induction process.
Pedestrian safety
Hanson Aggregates > Chipping Sodbury Quarry, Bristol > 01454 314400
The busy dry stone and asphalt load-out
areas have long benefited from carefully
controlled traffic movements with a wellsigned
routing system.
On-site safety has been improved further
in recent years by dedicated pedestrian
footpaths, along with high visibility yellow
posts and signs at road crossing points.
A site layout map showing the new routes
has been posted at the visitors’ car parking
bays.
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On-site driver safety
Tarmac Northern > Nosterfield Quarry, North Yorkshire > 01677 470209
A revised system for travelling around Nosterfield Quarry requires drivers to remain in their cabs as much
as possible, other than whilst using safe areas for sheeting and unsheeting loads. For example, at the
weighbridge, there are two-way intercoms and a Lamson Pod air system, which delivers a ticket to the
driver’s window.
Other improvements to road haulage safety include issuing each driver with the Tarmac haulier code of
practice, a site guide and monthly vehicle checks. These ensure that hauliers are keeping their vehicles in
good working order and that all safety equipment works correctly.
A card warning system is in place for drivers who fail to comply with safety requirements. After a yellow
warning, a re-offender will receive a red card and will be banned from all plants for at least two weeks.