Aberdeen Roads Limited has warned young people to be safe and stay away from the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) construction site during the Christmas holidays.

The majority of the AWPR/B-T site will close down over the festive period, from Friday, 22 December until Monday, 08 January 2018.

Some of the hazards at the site include plant machinery, incomplete structures, unstable land, heavy goods vehicles in transit and open excavations.

The contractor has produced a 'Stay Safe' leaflet warning young people to stay away from the site. Despite being closed over the Christmas period, some maintenance works will have to continue throughout the holidays and a security company will remain on site.

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Malcolm Findlay, General Manager for Aberdeen Roads Limited, said: "Young people can be easily tempted to visit a construction site, especially if weather conditions make the trip to site more appealing, but they can be dangerous places for anyone who has not taken part in a safety briefing.

"All our visitors take part in a safety briefing before they go onto site and are escorted the entire time to ensure their safety. Not even our own workers can enter our site unless they attend their daily safety briefings, along with other on-going training such as toolbox talks and safety stand-down days. We also expect our workers to hold a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.

"It is a huge responsibility for each and every one of us to understand the health and safety risks out on the site so it should be entirely understandable why we want to stop young people from entering the site who have no knowledge of the safe areas or unsafe areas."

To view the 'Stay Safe' leaflet, visit here.

(LM/MH)