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The purpose of this Site Visitor Induction Template is to ensure that all visitors are informed of the key health and safety risks associated with the site and the control measures in place to protect them, regardless of the length or frequency of their visit. Using a structured visitor induction helps to demonstrate a consistent approach to managing visitor safety,…
CLOCS has developed a toolkit of materials and guides to help members educate children about the risks associated with Heavy Goods Vehicles and how to stay safe around them. These materials have been developed for a school or youth group visit with a HGV hands-on ‘show and tell’ experience. Alternatively, the sessions can be delivered without a vehicle, and this…
Toolbox talks are important to building a strong safety culture and reinforcing a company’s commitment to protecting their workers and the wider communities affected by the construction activity including vulnerable road users. The toolbox talk focuses on helping the safety of both construction workers and the surrounding community. We want to ensure that everyone remains safe in and around construction…
For those on site while young people are visiting, it is important to be aware of potentially difficult situations. By following the simple guidance outlined in this template document it should be possible to ensure that the site is a secure environment for young people as well as site staff. The template document includes guidance about how to appropriately act…
This project uses a online application called BentoBot (which can be accessed via the phone or desktop) to provide all employees a way to continuously learn. The platform makes learning fun, engaging and to suit the busy work life, however, it doesn’t take away the importance of completing the required courses to upskill and increase knowledge on topics important to…
This initiative relates to the development and production of a team game which uses real life civil engineering scenarios to demonstrate how decisions made on site can have more or less impact on impacted communities and stakeholders. The game is designed to be interactive, fun and memorable. The aim is to provide an awareness and understanding of how and why…
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has put together a community action plan for smaller sites to make sure that all aspects of the ‘Respect the Community’ section of the Code are considered before and during work commencing on site. This template will help smaller sites deal with the huge impact construction work can have on communities, and gives guidance on how they can…
The Considerate Constructors Scheme 2024 Code and Checklist updates detail that Registered Activity must ensure that all workforce receives induction on the Code of Considerate Practice. Previously the need to communicate the Code of Practice to the workforce was only implied. If staff inductions on the Code happen only at a projects kick-off, personnel and sub-contracted trades that change during…
The project team worked along with children at a local nursery to create a fun and informative health and safety Video. The video was shot in the Nursery premises and turned out great. The Childcare Manager said: “The children absolutely loved it. You made it so much fun for the children and bought back some normality into their lives. The…
An audio PowerPoint presentation was developed as a toolbox talk for staff and subcontractors that interface with the community. The project team took the opportunity to present the toolbox talk during National Customer Service Week. It was felt that as Civils work is so impactful on the local community, the workforce would benefit from gaining a better understanding of who…
We believe it is imperative that the local community have the option to be able to come and find out about our project. As we are building within their community we feel it is only right to give them the answers they are looking for. We therefore encourage passers by to approach our site team and Ernie the Gateman to…
The use of a ‘Fulmax Booth’ has been introduced to promote and meaningfully engage the workforce on the benefits of ‘getting it right’ with the public and the key areas focused on by the Considerate Constructors Scheme. New operatives on their first day must participate in a VR pre-filmed walk from the site welfare area on the south of the…
At Wooldridge Demolition, we are always looking at ways to improve the overall image of the industry. One major area we wanted to address was the etiquette of operatives on site, in relation to the public as well as each other. We have enrolled a ‘Zero Tolerance for Bad Site Etiquette’ campaign which involves every operative on site to sign…
Toureen Group are providing extensive and informative, site specific driver booklets during site driver inductions. Please see below lists of what this booklet provides to new drivers on all Toureen sites. Communicates the Toureen vulnerable road users’ and drivers policy to new drivers to site. Lists who are considered vulnerable users, so drivers know who to look out for whilst…
The project team felt that the current site induction progress could be improved, especially where operatives did not have English as their first language. A young on-site Digital Engineer was challenged to come up with an effective site induction presentation that will promote engagement, regardless of language. With the support from the Digital Engineering Modelling team, an interactive site induction…