13-10-03 Operation Substance
European Week for Safety and Health at work, which begins on 13 October, is set to get off to a cracking start in Kent with a multi agency roadcheck involving the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) in partnership with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Environment Agency.
The operation will focus on vehicles carrying dangerous substances including environmental waste.
VOSA’s Gillingham office has always played an active role in ensuring dangerous substances are transported safely. Where faults are identified necessary action will be taken- VOSA offices will not hesitate to prohibit vehicles which pose a threat to safety.
This years' European Week for Safety and Health at work is the eighth of its kind and has become the Worlds largest workplace health and safety event in Europe.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) was created on 1 April 2003 by merging the Former Vehicle Inspectorate and the Traffic Area Network Division of the Department for Transport. VOSA is responsible for:
- Processing applications for licences to operate lorries and buses and registering bus services
- Operating and administering testing schemes for all vehicles, including the supervision of the MOT testing scheme
- Enforcing the law on vehicles to ensure that they comply with legal standards and regulations
- Enforcing drivers' hours and licensing requirements
- Supporting Traffic Commissioners to help them make informed decisions on operator licensing, vocational drivers and bus registration requirements
- Providing training and advice for commercial operators
- Investigating vehicle accident, defects and recalls.
Should you require further information about VOSA, its work or help with stories or programming related to road safety and environmental protection please contact: Jay Fordham or Miranda Roberts, VOSA, 0117 954 3334/3233, e-mail jeanette.fordham@vosa.gov.uk / miranda.roberts@vosa.gov.uk.
Page last updated: 25/09/2006