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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 Minimised fuel use Secure storage Travel plans Workforce
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CategoriesMinimised fuel use Secure storage Travel plans Workforce
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Cycle to Work day is co-ordinated 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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Making Toilet Facilities More Accessible

Published 28 April 2015 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Separate facilities Toilets
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CategoriesSeparate facilities Toilets
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The workforce should be provided with appropriate welfare facilities. The nature of the construction industry often requires the workforce to be transient, working either alone or in areas of temporary working situations as well as often having to undertake short and frequent work in remote locations. In extreme cases, where it is not possible to provide facilities on site, appropriate efforts...
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