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On this project, a replacement launch nose that was 16 metres longer than the original was required due to modification for the redesigned bridge. The original launch nose did not enter the exclusion zone for the 133kV overhead cables. However, the new launch nose would pass straight beneath the overhead cable exclusion zone. They originally planned to use a large…
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…
A site operative collapsed on site and life saving first aid had to be delivered – the operative made a full recovery and received support. However the site team acknowledged those on site (especially those delivering the first aid) would also be dealing with significant trauma/PTSD and they needed to act fast to provide them with support also. The following…
This contractor has developed bespoke scaffold ties for the scaffolding of the court building on this project. These ties pass through 3mm stone joints and can be removed or pushed into the cavity when dismantling the scaffold, ensuring no damage to the stone. This addresses the challenge of installing scaffolding without damaging the stone facade or leaving out large sections…
This contractor identified that slips, trips and falls were key contributors to first aid treatments on site. One method of reducing potential trips on site is removing plant from the ground which regularly needs to be moved and relocated from the operators feet. The concrete vibrator backpack provides the operator more mobility, whilst also reducing the risk in manual handling…
Everyone has the right to work safely and return home without risk to their health. With strict legislation in place, why are so many workers still exposed to asbestos, a substance that can cause fatal diseases? Understanding Your Responsibility Employers must ensure a safe working environment through risk assessments and method statements. For the self-employed who manage and carry out…
The contractor design and site team have recently designed a new form of utility protection matting using polystyrene and protection matts in areas of known and crowded utilities to reduce the risk of cable strikes when carrying out lifting and loading activities on site. The majority of cables have been installed in the ground to a poor and below regulation…
This contractor has introduced a Sexual Harassment Support Team who are always on hand to offer advice and guidance should anyone come across sexual harassment within the workplace. The support team are displayed on site through a poster. All support team members have completed the Sexual Harassment Training for Managers and Supervisors course by High Speed Training. The contractor take…
Smart Hoist is a software that has been retrofitted to this contractors hoists. It involves an artificial intelligence camera, two sets of wireless screens inside and outside the hoist car and an intelligent wireless call system. The system is designed to bring three main benefits: Improves safety on site e.g. PPE recognition, wind alerts, cctv inside hoist Improves efficiency of…
Across this project, in both the offices and welfare facilities there is an interactive touch screen totem stand available for all personnel to use. This stand displays timely project specific information including videos, safety information, the observation card app and much more. Having the observation card app on the totem provides an additional mechanism for staff to submitting an observation…
Bespoke mock trials were aimed at site management to experience the potential legal aftermath of an imaginary accident involving a member of the public after boundary hoarding collapses due to materials leaning against it; the site manager being the defendant. The training takes place in the real court rooms in the presence of lawyers. Some members of staff play different…
This contractors newly designed dashboard brings together Datasets from third parties, client led software and their own software to create a full report that is then indexed, formatted and exported into different formats. Their I.T Manager created a new platform using PowerBi which brings all the information into one single dashboard that they can create many reports from. This platform…
The project has implemented a new approach to support reviewing health and safety on site in real-time. Safety through Observation, Discussion and Action (SODA) consists of SODA champions, usually construction or H&S managers, observing behaviours of trade contractor teams and using the prompt questions in the SODA app as a conversation starter to engage with the workforce. These questions are…
Risk Mapping is a graphic representation of a set of factors present in the workplace, capable of causing damage to workers’ health: accidents and occupational diseases. Such factors originate in the various elements of the work process (materials, equipment, facilities, supplies and workspaces) and the structure of work organisation (physical arrangement, work rhythm, work method, work posture, working hours, work…
This project was delighted to be announced as the UK-Wide Winner of the ‘Health & Safety Team of the Year’ Category of the RoSPA Awards 2020. This was a significant achievement because there is only one winner of this award in any given year from all of the companies who enter the RoSPA Awards, and the contractor were delighted that…