Dear colleagues,
An important, timely reminder for everyone in order to ensure our safety around the museum site.
For the full duration of each closed day at the museum through the winter period, our site roads are very much ‘live’ and can be busy with traffic at any time. The same goes for days that we open to the public, before 10am and after 4pm.
Not only are the Forging Ahead contractors able to move around outside of their hoarding with heavy duty machinery during these times, but there’s also our own site maintenance vehicles and external deliveries too.
With that in mind, please follow these simple steps to keep everyone safe;
- Keep to pathways where available
- If you see or hear traffic approaching, STOP, step to the side and WAIT until it has passed
- Don’t wear headphones when walking around the site
As a reminder, site traffic should maintain a 5mph limit at all times and personal vehicles should not be brought onto site.
Finally, any construction vehicle or lorry reversing anywhere outside of hoarding/fencing should always have a ‘banksman’, in high-visibility clothing, stood at the rear of that vehicle. All members of the museum community should report to the Duty Manager where they don’t see this critical safety precaution in place.
If you have any questions or queries in relation to the above, don’t hesitate to speak with your line manager who can signpost you to the best person to help.
Thank you.
