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This contractor implemented a breakaway hi-vis vest which has been introduced as mandatory for all machine operators. This item pulls apart if caught on a moving part such as the controls, a door or similar. This vest will help to prevent injuries and accidents caused by ‘caught’ clothing on machinery or moving parts and will help reduce injuries and accidents…
As part of their proactive strategy, this contractor formed an on-site Emergency Response Team (ERT) led by a First Response Emergency Care (FREC) ‘Train the Trainer’. The ERT is composed of site personnel already trained in disciplines like First Aid, Working at Height , and plant operation. Under expert leadership, they conduct regular, site-specific drills to enhance emergency readiness. This…
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…
In the fast-paced world of construction, disputes over unpaid invoices can cause significant delays to cash flow and place a significant financial strain on contractors and subcontractors down the contractual chain. In the current economic climate this problem is becoming increasingly common. The usual excuse for non-payment is lack of cash flow, and there is often no substantive dispute that…
The project team are currently are using a new AI system to track labour productivity levels on site. The system involves small tags being worn on the hard hats of all operatives and a number of sensors dotted around the site. The system can then used to establish where time is being lost on the project. For instance, it was…
This contractor has equipped site personnel with handheld anemometers to monitor wind conditions for construction sites. This approach enhances safety by ensuring that activities are halted during high winds, minimising the risk of accidents such as falling objects or unstable structures. The use of handheld devices provides real-time and accurate wind readings on-site, enabling proactive decision-making to protect workers and…
Every year, almost 120,000 people of working age are diagnosed with cancer in the UK – a figure set to rise with survival rates improving and people retiring later. Consequently cancer has become a long-term condition, and therefore is rapidly becoming a more regular area for HR and line managers to manage in the workplace. Cancer and its treatments affect…
This contractor is a member of Fire Aware, which is an organisation that focuses on the responsible nature of our approach to fire safety delivery and management. This is the only organisation that focuses on both the suppliers and clients that procure and deliver fire safety. It is a method of improving the image of the business by identifying its…
Safety messages should be reinforced and repeated to the workforce as much as possible, to ensure that they remain alert and vigilant at all times. Wates have implemented an automatic audio alert system at the entrance to site, to give messages to operatives as they enter: The Hard Hat Audio system comes on automatically when people walk towards it; Hard…
As a leadership team this contractor work on a principle of a dominance of positive communications. This has a number of base rules that they have set themselves: – Share good energy and a supportive attitude when at work. When making site safety observations ensure at least 2/3 of these are positive/good practice observations. Give out twice as many green…
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…
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 Truss ladder is a proprietary piece of equipment that enables a carpenter to work within the trusses at a high level safely. The ladder also stops the need for the carpenters to work outside the roof structure which puts them at a much greater risk of fall and serious injury. Previously carpenters would build themselves a ladder in the…
Balfour Beatty employed an independent company to carry out a safety climate survey of all staff, workforce, designers, clients and subcontractors on site. The purpose of the survey was to explore the risks that individual may take, their views on managers, their understanding of acceptable behaviours, whether they take risks over time, whether they were asked to take risks and…