Safety and care 1st for SAS staff.
November 2nd, 2008Is it important to know First Aid? The MD of SAS Lining Services Ltd thinks so. If someone you know were to have an accident, or needed a medical emergency help, would you be ready to help?
If you saw an accident or medical emergency at work, while driving or while shopping - would you know what to do to help?
Well you can be rest assured all SAS staff have now completed their 1st aid course.
On the road forward with new NVQ 2 Skills
October 31st, 2008Well done to Stuart, Chris, Matthew and Steve in completing their NVQ 2 in road building and pavement marking.
You can see their certifacation on our Certificates page.
The RSMA Trade Association
October 21st, 2008We are members of the RSMA which in a nutshell gives you peace of mind for Health & Safety and Quality of service. Below we will try and help you understand what that means to you as a client if you require our services for road markings.
The trade association RSMA is the biggest specialist trade association in the highways area, and push for standards of Health & Safety, Quality, and Training in support of its members.
With it been the largest of all the specialist trade associations within the highways sector the RSMA has seen huge growth over the last 8 years or so, companies joining them has doubled to 90 member companies. Also the number of professional staff available to support member companies which in the beginning was only one is now ten.
The RSMA has developed a large NVQ Assessment Centre, this helps companies qualifying in excess of 550+ road marking operatives. The centre offers a wide range of NVQ and training solutions for Road marking companies around the UK.
The RSMA works with CSkills for clients has also been at the edge of the development of Specialist modern apprenticeships, introducing the first of its kind within the Highways sector, which now form the only externally recognised route for road marking operative training.
Zebra Crossings Information
October 9th, 2008Zebra crossings are a type of pedestrian crossing and are widely used in many places around the world.
The look of a zebra crossing is characterised by horizontal stripes when crossing the road or vertical when in a car coming to a stop infront of them.
That then explains the term, named after the zebra, alternately a light colour white in the UK and a dark one, painted black in the UK. (or totally left unpainted if surface of the road itself is of a dark colour).
The stripes or markings are roughly about 400 to 600 millimetres wide.
A good point to make to everyone………….Pedestrians always have right of way on a zebra crossing.
Planned Road Projects
October 7th, 2008
If you ever wondered what work was going to take place near you or on your route to work, then you can by visiting http://www.highways.gov.uk
This shows all planned road projects which could include the widening of roads, the construction of roundabouts and what ever the work, it will always need new road markings. Double yellows, central white lining, give way lining, hatching, zebra crossings and so on.
The reason for a lot of these projects for roads could include a few of the following:
- Reduce congestion and provide additional capacity
- Restrict access onto the trunk road
- Improve road safety
- Provide a bypass for villages
- Improve journey time reliability
- Minimise the impact of the improved road on the surrounding areas.
- Develop a scheme that is well engineered and economically viable
We can help with all road marking projects, just contact us.