Entries by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator

Site Digital Engineering

Published 11 October 2019

The site has created a digital model which links design information with current risks on site so


Suicide Prevention Training

Published 11 October 2019

The site team investigated the suicide rate within the construction industry and discovered, via


Identifying Risks via a Site Survey

Published 11 October 2019

Balfour Beatty employed an independent company to carry out a safety climate survey of all staff,


Health and Safety QR Codes

Published 11 October 2019

Taking on board the possible delay between an accident on site and going back to the office to find


GPS Display on Excavators

Published 19 September 2019

The large excavators on MPact-Thales are able to use GPS to maintain line and level


Bar Code Waste Management

Published 10 September 2019

Focusing on waste reduction, the contractor has introduced a bar code scanning system for all trade


Zero Carbon Satellite Welfare Cabins

Published 10 September 2019

Zero carbon satellite welfare cabins are helping to lower the project’s carbon


Geographic Information Systems Mapping Technology

Published 10 September 2019

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping technology is being used to manage the environmental


Using Datascope to Assign RAMS to Operatives

Published 10 September 2019

Datascope assigning RAMS to operatives – once inducted operatives review their RAMS with a


Bespoke Safety Course

Published 10 September 2019

BAM Nuttall had identified a need to increase awareness of exclusion zones and safe zones. Research


Roadmender Pothole Repair Machinery

Published 10 September 2019

The site is using Roadmender pothole repair machinery which eliminates the need to take material to


Monthly Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolbox Talks

Published 10 September 2019

All site and office based staff complete a monthly toolbox talk about equality, diversity and


Efficient Alternative to Individual Lighting Towers

Published 2 September 2019

Sites that are not on a mains electricity supply often use individual lighting towers, each powered


Efficient Spill Clean Up

Published 19 August 2019

Morgan Sindall have trialled more efficient methods of managing spill clean up. One method was


Inmate Work Trial

Published 12 August 2019

Farrans Construction recently facilitated a work trial for an inmate who was serving the final


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