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The R-Link smart watch is a new generation of workplace wearable technology which is designed to help workers monitor the risk of exposure to vibration. This informs the wearer of their exposure levels by calculating and displaying their HAV risk assessment exposure points in real-time. Sound and vibration alerts inform the wearer if their personalised exposure thresholds have been exceeded….
This contractor introduced electric stair climbers and competent operators to support the safe delivery of heavy Air Source Heat Pump units during a multi domestic property install. These units often required lifting to upper floors via multiple staircases, posing significant manual handling risks. The stair climbers reduced the physical strain on operatives, lowered the risk of injury, and improved overall…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The site has incorporated a new system for quantifying risk potential. It follows the steps: Record, Apply, Pin-point, Inform, Develop (RAPID). The tool has been developed to eliminate occupational illness/ disease. It aims to reduce/ eliminate health risks from commencement of design through to the construction stage. The process is to analyse the volume and type of hazard data recorded,…
What it is Interactive video detailing the incident/ near miss that occurred, why it happened, and the key lessons learnt. This video is produced following a LL critical incident (Can be a near miss rather than LTI or RIDDOR). The video is distributed to other LL sites and to the trades to ensure the same mistakes are not made again….
Project DNA (Drop Nothing at All) is the holistic approach to preventing things falling on this project. It is predominately lead using technology to create a culture that they will not accept anything falling. DNA includes 35,712 individual nuts, washers, bolts, and brackets that could be dropped and planning how not to drop them through each strategy using BIM. They…
Based on the concept that accidents don’t just happen, they are caused by something, Extraspace Solutions introduced a Hazard Reporting System in-house, which is active on their sites and factories. As a result, Extraspace Solutions has been accident report free for the past three years. How does the Hazard Reporting System work? Anyone on site (workers, suppliers, visitors) can report…
CrashMap uses data collected by the police about road traffic crashes occurring on British roads where someone is injured. Incidents are displayed on a fully searchable map and users can quickly identify potential areas of risk. Since 2011 CrashMap has provided free access to the map showing reported injury collisions, and has been searched millions of times by members of…
The Smart Worker System has been developed to utilise the latest technology to improve road worker safety, and change operational behaviour. The Smart Worker combines smartphone applications, cloud computing, video analytics and Bluetooth technology to contribute to a reduction of the risks associated with competency, people plant interface and traffic management incursions. The Smart Worker causes blue warning cones to…
Operatives that carry out safety and quality critical activities such as excavating near live services, working at height, or installing structural elements for example have been fitted with body cameras to record the works as they progress. This is to help ensure the activities are carried out step by step as planned, helping to ensure the safety of all involved…
This project have a trained Level 3 First Response Emergency Care (FREC3) Responder on site to support with any potential incidents. This ensures that if there is an incident on site they have better skills and knowledge to deal with it. The additional skills they are able to perform are: Medical emergencies – Clinical lead until emergency services arrive Patient…
Site management have implemented a strategy on site to ensure safety is upheld to the highest on all three blocks being constructed, by having one charge hand and safety representative responsible for each block. By implementing safety representatives in each block, we hope to reduce the risk of work related injuries and ill health. This will be done by making…