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Gender Neutral Washrooms

Published 25 October 2021 | No comments
Written by Conor O'Brien
Categories Diversity Equality Inclusion Sanitary bins Toilets
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In recent years, society has made huge strides towards gender equality. However, deciding which bathroom to use is a common problem for people who identify as transgender. Gender neutral washrooms are seen as far more inclusive for transgender individuals. Therefore this contractor has implemented gender neutral washrooms that are lockable self contained units which provide dignity and privacy. Each unit...
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Binny Sanitary Bins

Published 19 July 2021 | No comments
Written by Richie Dawson
Categories Sanitary bins Toilets
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CategoriesSanitary bins Toilets
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This contractor trialled sanitary waste disposal from Binny. They Dispose of all sanitary and personal waste, are fully compliant with all legislation including HSE, EA and DOH and significantly reduces sanitary bin carbon footprint and cost savings. Using this system removes the need for sanitary bin suppliers and contracts. To find out more, click the link below.
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Bike Bay Card

Published 15 February 2021 | No comments
Written by Bruno Tiosso
Categories Access/egress Cycle safety Property security Secure storage Working methods
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CategoriesAccess/egress Cycle safety Property security Secure storage Working methods
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This contractor is trying to encourage site workers to use bicycles, to minimise the usage of public transport in London. To do this they have increased the capacity of site’s bike store. However, this meant they had to create a coronavirus free system to ensure safety. Therefore they came up with the idea of ‘Bike Bay Card’, The procedure is...
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‘Hey Girls’ Period Product Packs

Published 15 February 2021 | No comments
Written by George Vernon-Hunt
Categories Sanitary bins Separate facilities Toilets
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CategoriesSanitary bins Separate facilities Toilets
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Period dignity is essential to health and wellbeing at work. It’s only right that female team members should have menstrual protection provided in every working environment. The Hey Girls Period Dignity campaign is part and parcel of a wider campaign to assist employers, leisure and facility providers to make conditions a little more equal for women at work and play....
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Self Disinfect Door Push Pads 1 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 5

Published 1 February 2021 | No comments
Written by Caoimhe Barry
Categories Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks Toilets
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CategoriesCleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks Toilets
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The contractor has invested in Door Push Pads to help self-disinfect in the vital seconds between one staff member and the next to help stop the spread of germs and infection throughout the office. The push pad works by being attached to a door and when the door is pushed it releases alcohol gel to disinfect the hand, thus protecting...
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Hey Girls Initiative

Published 1 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Changing Sanitary bins Toilets
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CategoriesChanging Sanitary bins Toilets
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This project has signed up to the Hey Girls Period Dignity movement. As the company is a member of Social Enterprise UK they are among many UK businesses who are making vital steps in building an equal working environment. Period protection at work is a necessity and the project team are putting the needs of the workforce and the community,...
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Water Turbine Powered Digital Clock

Published 3 August 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Cleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Toilets
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CategoriesCleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Toilets
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On this project inline water turbines have been installed on the wastepipes of each handwash station. As the wash station is used, the turbine is activated generating a small power output which powers a digital clock providing a 20 second visual count down. It is recommended that our hands should be washed for no less than 20 seconds to ensure...
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Culturally Diverse Welfare Facilities

Published 24 June 2019 | No comments
Written by Alan Cawley
Categories Cultural needs Diversity Inclusion Minority groups Religious considerations Toilets
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CategoriesCultural needs Diversity Inclusion Minority groups Religious considerations Toilets
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To ensure that cultural diversity is catered for on the BioCork 2 site, a ‘squat toilet’ was installed. The Carpenter on site made a carcass for the squat toilet to be encased. A waterproof anti-slip covering was then installed. The unit then was plumbed in and a hose was installed in case users may not use toilet paper. Earlier in...
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Cycle to Work Day

Published 7 July 2016 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Efficient fuel use Secure storage Travel plans Workforce
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CategoriesEfficient fuel use Secure storage Travel plans Workforce
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Cycle to Work day is coordinated annually by Cyclescheme This is a national event aiming to encourage everyone to take to two wheels and cycle to work for at least one day to promote active travel and healthy living. To support Cycle to Work day on your site, you could do the following: Encourage operatives to cycle to work; Use posters to highlight the...
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Hydration colour chart

Published 9 June 2016 | No comments
Written by Sean Oldroyd
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Posters Toilets
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CategoriesHealthy lifestyle advice Posters Toilets
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One of the most simple health checks on site is checking that you are hydrated adequately. At Bowmer and Kirkland we have endeavoured to raise our operatives awareness by placing posters in highly used areas such as the on-site toilets. With regards to hydration levels and checking if you are taking in enough fluid we place urine colour check charts...
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Provision of welfare facilities during construction work

Published 6 July 2015 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Changing Cleaning regime Drying Lockers Recreation Rest Secure storage Separate facilities Showers Toilets
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CategoriesChanging Cleaning regime Drying Lockers Recreation Rest Secure storage Separate facilities Showers Toilets
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A high standard of welfare facilities should be provided on site for workers and visitors. This should encourage your workforce to maintain a clean and tidy site and make them feel valued and appreciated. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have produced an information sheet with guidance on the standard of welfare provisions that must be provided on construction sites. This information sheet represents...
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Providing welfare, training and equal opportunities

Published 6 May 2015 | No comments
Written by James Doubleday
Categories Ashtrays Cleaning regime Cultural needs Discreet areas Drying Equality Multi-use room Reward Secure storage Separate facilities Showers Smoking and vaping Toilets Training Vaping
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CategoriesAshtrays Cleaning regime Cultural needs Discreet areas Drying Equality Multi-use room Reward Secure storage Separate facilities Showers Smoking and vaping Toilets Training Vaping
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The Buttsgrove Way site demonstrated good practice towards the workforce in a number of ways including providing high standards of welfare facilities, training opportunities and raising health and wellbeing awareness. Examples of how a supportive and caring working environment was provided include: As part of the induction process, the site manager explained the equal opportunity and diversity polices that were...
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