This contractor implemented a temporary footbridge over trenches on site that offers protection to all contractors, subcontractors and site personnel on the site. This is a simple and effective initiative and highlights good safety practice on site. Two of these bridges were made up on site and acts as the crossing points over the trenches. As lining works and other associated…

Air quality in London is one of the biggest challenges currently facing the city. Over 9,400 premature deaths have been linked to poor air quality and the long-term exposure can be tied to many different illnesses and diseases. The construction industry is a significant contributor to London’s poor air quality. Where emergency back-up generators are required, this contractor has gone…

The UK construction industry has one of the highest rates of waste, and as a manufacturer of plastic temporary protection materials this contractor is passionate about sustainability and changing the way people think within the industry and the wider economy. This contractor has invested in a state-of-the-art wash plant and recycling line. This enables them to collect used, contaminated materials…

With London being the latest UK city to trial e-scooters as an easier, more environmentally friendly way to travel to work, they have facilitated a charging station for operatives who partake in the government trial. The commuting risks of coronavirus brought the trials forward mainly because these offer people a way of getting around whilst still adhering to the social…

Project DNA (Drop Nothing at All) is the holistic approach to preventing things falling on this project. It is predominately lead using technology to create a culture that they will not accept anything falling. DNA includes 35,712 individual nuts, washers, bolts, and brackets that could be dropped and planning how not to drop them through each strategy using BIM. They…

This contractor has decided to moved away from the traditional wax cones used for casting bolt boxes as they have a tendency to get crushed in areas of heavy steel reinforcement within the foundations, and this can lead to lack of movement on the bolt which can create problems when it come to erecting the steel frame. They moved to…

In line with the contractors drive to using positive lifting points when lifting to height, an idea from the Lead Appointed Person was developed, manufactured and site tested. This idea was an adjustable length lifting cage to improve the safe lifting of materials such as scaffold tubes, reinforcement bar, pipes and partition tracks. It can also accommodate a rescue stretcher…

As a result of site constraints with a limited distance to the NWR fence, combined with their complicated façade installation process, they needed a specialist device for installing some of their façade components. They used ‘Alice’ – their hydraulic remote controlled crane hook attachment. This prevents the number of operatives having to work around a suspended load and can turn…