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On this project they are using the CoverMe Hole Cover, an industry-first adaptable multi use solution that is transforming how the industry protects voids on construction sites. For years, plywood has been the go-to method for covering floor penetrations. But it comes with problems: cutting holes for services weakens its integrity, it’s hard to maintain, and it often ends up…
As a project we receive a huge amount of lessons learnt, mainly through email on a weekly basis. This can be valuable information which needs to be reviewed, briefed and in some cases action needs to be undertaken. The problem with the quantity of this material is that information can be lost or forgotten in time and not embedded on…
Some high risk areas can be difficult to identify. Technology can help assist managing potential hazards and high risk areas that otherwise might be missed. The below example shows how one site achieved this: The contractor has developed a “heat map” to visually show areas where potential workplace-based risks may be expected; The heat map is located at the biometric…
Every time a hole is dug it caries risk in terms of causing damage or injury and there are 60,000 strikes each year. The estimated cost of those utility strikes is just short of £2.5 billion pounds per year to the UK economy. This contractor has therefore been using Live Dig Radar (LDR) which is integrated into the excavation digging…
This contractor distributes weekly lessons learnt and safety outcomes across the business to ensure that we are improving as an industry. These communications cover recent activities which have taken place and distribute information on how to implement best safety practice and avoid near misses. From internal workforce feedback, they have implemented a system which narrates these lessons learnt, and safety…
This contractor used a safety control measure, the Leica X Watch system in machines used for the bulk excavation of the underpass on this project. This safeguarded operatives from hitting the props, bridge and monitoring instrumentation that were installed in the work area. As-built information of the items they wanted to avoid hitting was installed onto the excavator’s GPS system….
HookCam is a wireless camera system that attaches directly to the hook block of a crane and delivers a live video stream to the operator in the cabin. HookCam eliminates the communication issues faced when operating in the blind and gives the operator another set of eyes, with an aerial view from the hook’s perspective. With the HookCam, the operator…
As part of ensuring everyone’s safety we developed and implemented our No Strikes training initiative with the freight transport industry, to enhance the safety of the public and our workforce. Through recording near misses and accidents, we identified a high incident rate of HGV collisions with our traffic management vehicles, whilst we were setting our traffic management on the strategic…
All accidents, incidents and near misses should be recorded and used for lessons learnt, to ensure continuous safety improvement on site. A great deal can be learnt from trends in accident reporting. The reporting process should capture all relevant information, but also be quick and simple to complete. The Considerate Constructors Scheme have put together an incident report template for…
Health and safety is a priority on a construction site, factoring in the wellbeing of every operative on site. New technologies can play a vital role in tracking and managing on-site health and safety. See the details below to find out more about a new health and safety app: The Berkeley Innovation Fund awarded £2 million to the development of…
This project has developed a solution to ensuring that every member of the team can raise their concerns, ideas and feedback more easily than ever before and get live, instant updates and feedback on how the project is responding via a digital system throughout the site compound. Using networked systems throughout the offices and welfare and at key locations throughout…
This contractor is using project management tools to assist in the monitoring and improvement of construction delivery to the schemes values. MSite – Labour management is used for locality reporting as a customer social value target tool and also for digitising briefing sessions to all construction and site visitors. JCB Livelink plant telematics are used to manage and monitor plant…
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…
Multiplex has been leading in developing a strategic approach to securing effective health and safety risk management throughout the construction process. Traditionally, the industry has relied on accident investigations (usually following a major incident), carried out by health and safety specialists, to identify what went wrong and what can be done to prevent a reoccurrence. Lessons learned can be hard-hitting…
This contractor have developed an online incident reporting system that includes the reporting of near misses that are notified immediately as they are raised to the HSQE team and the application is made available to both their own staff and any subcontractor working on the projects. Unfortunately it was recognised that the near misses being raised on the online system…