Health & Safety News
Two Lanes Group plc wastewater operatives have been praised for helping a man struck by a car as he was carrying his toddler daughter while holding the hand of an older child. Kevin Shields and Luke Dawson had been travelling along Whetley Hill in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire, when they witnessed the collision…
A Lanes Group London Rail contractor has been praised for calmly resolving two emergencies at the same time. Locks and security technician James Hunt had been responding, late at night, to a call out to a maintenance task at Wimbledon Park Station in West London. When he arrived, he found the fire alarm was going…
Andrew Smith, a transport manager at Lanes Group plc, has been shortlisted for a Thames Water Spotlight on Excellence Award for his innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms. He uses features in the Samsara software so cleverly to drive up Lanes’ road safety record that his work is being…
Innovative use of one of the world’s most sophisticated vehicle tracking platforms is building drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc a global reputation for road safety. Lanes, the UK’s largest independent drainage contractor, has now installed the Samsara digital system in all 3,000 of its vehicles, from articulated lorries to company cars. Samsara has…
Lanes Rail has passed its latest ISO quality and environmental audits with no non-conformities – the third year in the row it has achieved perfect audit outcomes. The achievement confirms Lanes Rail, a division of Lanes Group plc, holds certification for both ISO 9001 for quality and ISO 14001 for environmental management. Daniel Ward, Health,…
Drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group plc has been awarded a Gold Achievement Award in the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2022. The RoSPA Awards are among the most prestigious health and safety awards in the world, with organisations from the UK and more than 50 other countries entering each year. Lanes Managing Director Kevin…
Drainage and wastewater service specialist Lanes Group plc is using a roadway lightshow to warn other road users, and cyclists in particular, to keep a safe distance at road junctions. Its division delivering services for Thames Water is testing the system that activates as the HGV vehicle turns left at junctions – the moment, collision…
Drainage and wastewater service specialist Lanes Group plc has appointed Keith Stableford to be its Head of Health Safety Environment and Quality. Stableford has more than 30 years’ experience leading on health, safety and compliance in large businesses across multiple sectors. He has held director and head of health and safety roles for major companies…
