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This is a leadership training day to reinforce the focus on safety and equip the workforce with a set of communication tools to provide confidence to challenge unsafe behaviour and accept challenge graciously. TRU partnered with ATT to deliver the ground-breaking initiative designed to redefine safety leadership within the rail sector. There are 3 interconnected parts: A multimedia immersive theatre…
When you work in construction and need to drive for your job, the risks of drink driving can add up really fast. You risk losing your licence, losing your career, or injuring yourself, a colleague or a mate – or worse. The Scheme have worked alongside THINK! and Drinkaware in relation to their ‘Drink a little, risk a lot’ campaign,…
When you work in construction and need to drive for your job, the risks of drink driving can add up really fast. You risk losing your licence, losing your career, or injuring yourself, a colleague or a mate – or worse. The Scheme have worked alongside THINK! and Drinkaware in relation to their ‘Drink a little, risk a lot’ campaign,…
When you work in construction and need to drive for your job, the risks of drink driving can add up really fast. You risk losing your licence, losing your career, or injuring yourself, a colleague or a mate – or worse. The Scheme have worked alongside THINK! and Drinkaware in relation to their ‘Drink a little, risk a lot’ campaign,…
When you work in construction and need to drive for your job, the risks of drink driving can add up really fast. You risk losing your licence, losing your career, or injuring yourself, a colleague or a mate – or worse. The Scheme have worked alongside THINK! and Drinkaware in relation to their ‘Drink a little, risk a lot’ campaign,…
When you work in construction and need to drive for your job, the risks of drink driving can add up really fast. You risk losing your licence, losing your career, or injuring yourself, a colleague or a mate – or worse. The Scheme have worked alongside THINK! and Drinkaware in relation to their ‘Drink a little, risk a lot’ campaign,…
On this project, the steel fixers are using an extension piece on their impact wrench which reduces the need to bend down to fix the base plates of the steel. This method helps with worker fatigue and significantly reduced the strain on the operatives knees and back. This product has been positively received by the workforce.
On this project, they have procured several Hilti Fire sleeves that have been installed across all ground floor temporary fire doors. These fire sleeves are used on site as fire stopping for builders holes, and can be unscrewed to change which services are passing through the opening. This is then retightened to create a fire seal for the opening. The…
Traditionally temporary WiFi is serviced using 240v, however this contractor has opted to make use of a temporary WiFi system which utilises 110v power. This new system allows for a safer, lower current of electricity to be used which greatly reduces the risk of electrical damage/injury if struck. Using this system is safer if you get shocked by it, due…
During periods of change and high demand, the Costain Skanska Joint Venture building Crossrail’s Paddington Station require their staff to be resilient and proactive about maintaining their wellbeing. The workplace has a duty of care to provide an environment that not only creates formal opportunities for wellbeing discussions, but actively encourages managers to discuss levels of stress and resilience with…
Changing the safety behaviour of workers on site needs more than PowerPoint presentations and information sheets. Changing behaviour requires a change in attitude, and there is no better way to impress upon a worker the need to prioritise safety considerations than for them to experience how accidents happen, witness the consequences, and discuss appropriate responses with their peers. The Situation…
To ensure that the Asbestos removal contract could operate safely, ‘Breathe Easy’ kit training was organised on site, for all nine operatives. As asbestos removal is a high risk activity it was essential that all staff were fully up to speed with the risks and how to safely deal with asbestos related work, before going to work in the enclosures. This…
As part of the national Noise Action Week, here at Team Redhill we wanted to highlight the general day to day noise intrusion that is created in a building site, but also within the whole community. We had a week long site promotion informing site operatives how we can all take measures to reduce and potentially stop, unnecessary noise that…
The risk and impact of drugs to an individual can be a serious concern to their own health, as well as others. It is important to take the topic seriously and provide a thorough approach including both regulation and support, when considering the wellbeing and safety of the workforce. Below is an example of how one site introduced drug testing…
Worker fatigue should be acknowledged as a serious concern to health and wellbeing. A summary of what exactly worker fatigue is and the effects can be found here. Alike to all safety hazards on a construction site, worker fatigue and the risks associated with it not only effect the individual, but also those around them. The Causes Some of the…