CLOCS is the national Standard for ensuring the safest construction vehicle journeys, reducing risk to vulnerable road users, improving air quality and congestion, and driving operational efficiencies.

CLOCS was formed in 2012 by Transport for London to address the increasing and disproportionate problem of construction related fatalities and serious injuries caused by construction traffic.

With nearly four times as many construction-related fatalities outside the hoarding compared to inside, it was recognised that a change was necessary and that this issue does not sit with any one party but that all stakeholders have a role to play.

Over the years, CLOCS has become the national Standard for construction logistics safety across the UK, not just to reduce incidents but also tackle air quality and congestion, and has been adopted by an ever-growing number of CLOCS Champions who commit to operating at a higher standard and require adherence to the CLOCS requirements in their activities.

Importantly, CLOCS is also a community of like-minded organisations working together to maximise the many commercial and social benefits associated with safer, leaner and greener construction logistics.

At a time when active travel is being pushed to the forefront, it is vital to provide safer streets for everyone and adoption and implementation of CLOCS does just that.

This is why clients, frameworks and many local authorities are now requiring construction projects to operate in line with the CLOCS Standard, and why more contractors and fleet operators are keen to demonstrate their commitment by signing up to CLOCS.