Please see the Construction Leadership Council’s document ‘Advice on temporary suspension of sites’. The contents of this document are: Overview Commercial & Legal Issues Suspension planning Site safety Site security Contacts Special consideration for environmental issues Guidance on hired plant and equipment Checklist To view the document, click on the link below.

The Construction Leadership Council have published their Site Operating Procedures. They have been developed by Build UK, to implement the Government’s social distancing requirements and minimise the risk of spread of infection of coronavirus. To view the document, click on the link below.

As we are still working on site, to try to monitor our workers temperatures, we are using a surface temperature gun to check to see if anyone has a high temperature. A simple check requiring no contact to see if someone is potentially infected with COVID-19, we can then advise that they seek medical attention or self-isolate. We also have…

Amid the current COVID-19 outbreak, we realise that it is essential that whilst the construction on our project continues, we must do everything we can to protect the health of our workforce and their families whilst they continue to work safely. On our Sir Robert McAlpine Battersea Phase 3A site, we are working with paramedics to carry out daily temperature…

The BAM team constructing the new Intensive Care Unit at Southampton General Hospital have installed Hand Wash Basins at the entrance to the site compound. The hot and cold water supply is accessed by lever taps that can be turned on using elbows. Staff can wash their hands before entering the shared site accommodation helping to limit the chances of…

The construction sector is in a time of massive upheaval and change as a result of COVID-19. Our site has come up with many ways of helping to stop the spread of the virus and to do our part within the community to contain the virus and keep all of our staff, loved ones and the wider community safe. Having…

On the Westvale Park Primary Academy project, which is currently in week seven (the enabling stage), with the intention of protecting our workforce, we have prepared and introduced a site specific anti-bacterial cleaning regime which we have prepared in line with the recently published Site Operating Procedures from the Construction Leadership Council. The site has remained open, and whilst it…

During the current pandemic and to meet government guidelines, we have sprayed lines two metres apart on all walkways and routes to and from site. This ensures everyone is staying a safe distance away from each and that we are working as safely as possible.