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Site operators

Site operators are appointed and/or managed by the principal contractor and contracted duties may include responsibility for the day-to-day operational delivery of many of the site logistical arrangements during construction of the project.

This may include the development of a construction logistics plan and support with the development and implementation of the construction traffic management plan, for example the provision of competent traffic marshals.

Where a site operator with construction logistics responsibilities is appointed by the principal contractor, the contract should specify compliance with the CLOCS Standard. In real terms, this will require compliance with specific requirements detailed in the principal contractor section of the CLOCS Standard.

For a site operator, CLOCS provides a common national standard to ensure construction vehicles and drivers servicing construction sites present zero risk of harm to the workforce and community.

It also demonstrates to clients and principal contractors your commitment to managing work-related road risk and protecting the communities you work in.

Adopting and implementing CLOCS will help:

  • manage the impact of construction vehicle activity and the associated risk, protecting vulnerable road users within communities
  • improve site operations through a robust gate check process and proper assessments of ground conditions
  • reduce congestion and associated environmental impacts through smarter logistics planning
  • reduce complaints from those affected by construction traffic and boost local community satisfaction by providing safer streets for all
  • reduce workloads, save resources and provide consistency in construction logistics planning.

Through our working partnership with CLOCS and the supply chain, we have created a working culture that educates our workforce on the importance of all lives and the wellbeing of all vulnerable road users, leading to a greater understanding of our responsibilities and duties, and improved standards across the operation.

— Barry Mitchell, Director, Pure Construction Logistics

Becoming a CLOCS Champion provides:

  • a construction road safety standard already adopted by many of the UK’s largest clients, developers, principal contractors, site operators and fleet operators
  • access to vital resources and support including guides, templates, case studies and training
  • being part of an ever-growing community of like-minded organisations with access to member meetings, working groups and online safety forums
  • Acces to the CLOCS Site Access Traffic Marshal training

Adopting and implementing CLOCS

The CLOCS Standard defines the primary requirements placed upon the key stakeholders associated with a construction project and places responsibilities and duties on the regulator, the client and the principal contractor controlling the construction site and the supply chain including site operators and the operators of any road-going vehicles servicing that project.

The CLOCS Standard outlines specific requirement for a site operator as follows:

  • ensure they comply with any of the principal contractor requirements as detailed within the CLOCS Standard for which they are responsible.
  • procure any fleet operations in line with the CLOCS Standard
  • operate their own fleet of construction vehicles as per the fleet operator requirements as detailed within the CLOCS Standard

Useful resources

Anyone new to CLOCS should take a look at the getting started page for guidance on how best to adopt and implement CLOCS within their operations.

A number of resources are available to site operators:

  • our introduction to CLPs page outlines how construction logistics plans provide an efficient and effective way to plan vehicle movements, reduce risks to vulnerable road users, manage costs and certainty of programme.
  • CLP training is delivered online, throughout the year, to help educate and inform delegates on the value of CLPs, the mechanics of develpoping and implementing one, and how to calculate vehcile movements throughout the life of the project.
  • introduce CLOCS gate checks to ensure fleet compliance and provide quality assurance.
  • implementing CLOCS monitoring helps contractors establish their level of performance against the CLOCS requirements and offers the chance of independent verification by a third-party assessor.
  • consolidation centres provide an opportunity to improve operational efficiency leading to reduced delays and congestion, as well as improved safety.

Additionally, CLOCS Champion site operators are invited to join a CLOCS Site Operator Working Group made up of peers and colleagues from across the contractor community to develop a closer relationship with CLOCS, helping drive strategy and standards, and access knowledge, insights and expertise from others in the same role facing the same challenges.

Joining the CLOCS community

If you are ready to join the CLOCS community, your first step is to register to become a CLOCS Champion.

All Champions are party to a Memorandum of Understanding which should be reviewed to understand the commitment and engagement expected.

Click here to register with CLOCS

Case studies

Pure Construction

We are a sustainable construction logistics solution who plan, manage and execute our client’s logistics requirements. We use sustainable innovations to ensure our clients logistics challenges are managed efficiently and effectively. Using our experience and knowledge we specifically designed technology and systems to support the Logistics teams, providing them with the tools necessary to deliver their project safely and on time.

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