Overview

This webinar will focus on temporary road works and will cover:

• How to create comfort and space for everyone
• How to recognise risks to safety and personal security
• How to avoid designing in risk from the outset
• Perspectives from transport users with living experience
• How to apply road safety auditing principles in professional practice

Why you should attend  

• Hear from expert speakers including with living experience
• Gain insight into the impact of temporary roadworks, and the safety,  personal security and accessibility issues experienced
• Learn how to prevent disadvantage within the temporary road works context
• Great CPD opportunity
• Take part in a Q&A session

Speakers

Karen McShane, CIHT Immediate Past President 

Karen McShane is a Chartered Engineer with over 35 years of experience having worked in local government and consultancy. For 22 years Karen worked throughout UK and Ireland for a multinational company becoming a Director in 2005. She set up her own consultancy in 2011 where she oversaw work in a range of sectors including transport, highways and the private sector.

She joined the Strategic Investment Board as an adviser in 2012 and works part time on regionally significant projects within Northern Ireland as well as being an industry member of the Legislatives Assembly All Party Group for Construction. She studied civil engineering at Queens University Belfast and currently sits on the Civil Engineering Industrial Liaison Panel for Ulster University where she regularly carries out guest lectures on transportation. Karen was elected President of CIHT in June 2023.

Michael Barratt MBE, Construction, Advisory & Innovations Manager, Transport for London

Michael is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the CIHT and has over 30 years’ experience within the construction, haulage and security industries and currently leads a team that helps constructors implement safe, accessible and efficient logistical interventions.

Michael specialises in areas such as assessing the impact of roadworks on individuals with disabilities, enhancing site security from a user perspective, and providing employment guidance for those with neurodiverse needs. Michael was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to transport.

Eric Hill, Principal Engineer, Sweco UK Ltd

Eric has worked within highways, traffic and road safety engineering in both private and public sectors for over 31 years and is the current Chair of the Society of Road Safety Auditors. Eric has spent significant amount of his career in road traffic collision investigation and developing solutions to reduce casualty numbers and casualty severity.

Eric also has over 21 years’ experience with Police Scotland as a Special Constable with 10 years’ experience in roads policing and has been a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists for over 27 years with over 10 years’ experience preparing candidates for the Institute of Advanced Motorists advanced driving test. This has given him a multi-disciplinary approach to road safety, seeing it through the eyes of the engineer, the enforcer and educator.

Dominic Coleman, Regain Sports Charity 

Dominic is a graphic designer, grants officer and senior trustee at Regain Sports Charity, which is dedicated to improving in the lives of those suffering traumatic paralysis through sport.

Dominic has been a wheelchair user, injured for over 30 years and has travelled extensively worldwide to gain a unique insight into accessibility, diversity and inclusion. Through his living experiences, Dominic now consults with construction, transport and highways companies to implement practical and efficient accessible solutions. With a wealth of knowledge gained of living with a permanent disability, Dominic can also give a unique perspective to companies regarding access to work and disability within the workplace.

Dominic is a keen and very experienced wheelchair hand-cyclist who also uses this experience to give guidance and advice to the transport and highways industries, highlighting the need for inclusive cycling solutions.

Help and support

This is an online event, by booking a ticket you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the event. 

For any queries or support, please contact conferences@ciht.org.uk 

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