Working On or Near a Road

Many jobs involve working on or near a road such as:

• Service Engineers
• Emergency Service Workers (e.g. fire brigade, ambulance personnel)
• Enforcement Bodies (e.g. An Garda Síochána, HSA, Customs and Excise)
• Local Authority Staff (e.g. school wardens, refuse collectors)
• Vehicle Recovery Staff
• Construction Personnel
• Utilities installations and repair staff

In the period 2003 – 2008:

• 9 people were killed whilst working on or near a road.
• A third of these deaths involved a reversing vehicle.
• All fatalities involved men.
• The main work activities being carried out at the time were refuse collection, road resurfacing, cone laying/retrieval and accident scene attendance.

Further information

1. Examples of best practice for safety of those working at road work zones. PRAISE Thematic Report 6: Road Safety at Work Zones