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‘Have Your Say’ App: Voice Memo Language Translator
This app has been developed by the project to enhance the reporting of safety, health, quality and environmental observations as well as near misses, good practice and general suggestions etc. It allows designated persons to receive instant notifications of anything raised so that required actions can be taken. Critical data from the app is automatically loaded onto an online database...
Onsite Drivers’ Rest Station
We recognised that drivers within our supply chain were taking their breaks in vehicles which is not ideal! As we have enforced zero idling on our site, we decided to make a change by offering somewhere to relax while taking breaks or waiting for unloading. This has undoubtedly had a positive impact in the direct environment of the site, as...
Tyre Pressure Gauges Used on Site 
Maintaining a correct pressure is vital for both safety and economic reasons on site. It may seem a simple task, but it can cause very serious injury if the tyre is damaged or is not inflated to the correct pressure. The tyre can explode, or the vehicle may collapse, resulting in death or injury. On our Bishop Chavasse site, Galliford...
Digital Daily Briefing and Notice Boards
The team have installed five digital screens which systematically display live and up-to-date site information, including: Daily briefing information What’s on Site safety bulletins and alerts Current SHE promotions Site awards Weather Number of operatives, first aiders, SMSTS and SSSTS in categories. Operatives prior to going on site, or at breaks, receive current site information. On feedback forms, we have...
Safety Representatives
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...
Providing Vulnerable Operatives with Hearing Aid Batteries
On the Brighton Road site, operatives with hearing impairments are employed. Following a previous incident whereby an operative’s hearing aids failed, the Site Manager now keeps a supply of hearing aid batteries on site in case of failure, to ensure operatives can continue working.
Wind Alert Board
Many of our activities are affected by the weather conditions, particularly during the winter months, therefore we have developed a wind alert board which gives clear instructions under each wind status. It works on a traffic light system advising on the current average wind speeds and anticipated gust speed. Once the wind status has been established the board will give activity...
Eye Test Chart
We have put up two eye charts in the site canteen – the Snellen Chart and the Tumbling E Chart. This gives the operatives a chance to see if their eyesight needs checking professionally by an optician. We have tried this on several sites in the past, and the operatives find it a bit of fun, but with a serious...
Lifting Zone Alert System
We are utilising 3 cranes on site, and wanted to make our operatives aware when they are entering a lifting zone. Rather than relying on signage alone, we decided to couple that with an audible warning that can be programmed to any language. When our operatives enter the lifting zone via one of the designated entry points, a beam is...
Hazard board awareness
We currently place our hazard board at the entrance to our site compound by the sign-in booth. This can display daily hazards and up-coming works to keep all trades aware of the dangers on site. As most notes can look similar and sometimes be missed, we added hazard lights to each side of the board which we turn on to...
Monitoring Unauthorised Vehicles
On site, the team had developed an app which monitors any unauthorised vehicle incursions into the works area by barriers having a movement sensor attached which is connected to the app. Any unauthorised vehicles can be recorded and if part of the works team., they can be monitored on the same system. Warning of any unauthorised private vehicles entering the...
Accessible Site Induction for all Operatives
The project team felt that the current site induction progress could be improved, especially where operatives did not have English as their first language. A young on-site Digital Engineer was challenged to come up with an effective site induction presentation that will promote engagement, regardless of language. With the support from the Digital Engineering Modelling team, an interactive site induction...
Tyre, MOT and eco-driving tips for workers
As part of promoting safe and sustainable transport for the workforce, a campaign day was held to raise awareness on green driving and how workers could save money, or even avoid penalty points on their licence. This included online surveys as part of the Sustainable Transport Campaign, a free tyre MOT and a free Eco Driving Pack for all workers...
Visitors’ Suggestions
The project has adapted its visitors’ signing in records to request health, safety and environmental suggestions or ideas. This shows that the site appreciates its visitors’ opinions, showing consideration, courtesy and respect from all those visiting the project, which quite often are a ‘new pair of eyes’. This helps to engage the workforce and helps embed a culture of continuous...
Clear signage ensures safe vehicle egress
This bespoke signage has been designed to ensure smooth and safe vehicle egress from site, onto a one way road. It demonstrates the three step sequence of our gate team to enable safe exit. Crowd control barriers are pulled across the pavement to protect pedestrians, the oncoming traffic is halted by the second marshal and the lead traffic marshal indicates...
Electronic Visitors Induction
The Carntyne Primary school team have launched a digital visitors induction process via the onsite iPad’s. Making the induction process more interactive and easier for visitors and staff. The electronic induction includes a visitors sign in function, lists the site rules and key site information. The induction also showcases the site layout plan and fire and emergency procedures as well...
Romanian Classes for Site Managers
As a gesture of goodwill and respect to our predominantly Romanian workforce on site, we are giving Berkeley homes site managers free Romanian language lessons. This goes hand-in-hand with the free English lessons already offered to the operatives. We feel that this is not only of practical importance but will also lift the morale and respect on site.
Speed Awareness Course for on site employees
At Morgan Sindall we think it would be a good idea to offer the police speed awareness course to our direct employees and sub contractors in order to be proactive rather than waiting for them to get caught speeding and then attending a course. We feel that sometimes people are so busy thinking about getting to and from site that...
Improving site visitor experience
As a considerate constructor Heron Bros is committed to improving the safety of all our employees and site visitors. To ensure site visitors are fully informed and safe at all times, Heron Bros introduced a pre-visit information pack and site visitor pass. The pack is designed to prepare the site visitor and ensure their visit is pleasant and safe. The...
Poster to help the community understand site safety signage
There are a high number of safety constructions signs all around London and some people, especially children, may find them hard to understand or just not pay attention to them. Higgins site team came up with the “Pedestrian safety sign poster” which includes the different shapes and coloured signs you can get and also what category they fall into, whether...
Professional Driver Recognition Scheme
Continuous improvement is key to a robust health and safety policy. Incentives can be a useful way of encouraging employees to improve their behaviours. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: The company has rolled out a Professional Driver Recognition Scheme, with three levels of accreditation linked directly to drivers’ bonus pay. Targets are set for each...
Visual Communication of Safe Working Limits – Rail
In order to help the platform reconstruction teams to identify the Safe Working Limits of the Permanently Earth Sections (PES) on the Liverpool Lime Street Re-modelling and Re-Signalling Project, Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd as Principal Contractor have been using Magnetic Blue flashing LED lights (Night-searcher Pulsar Pro rechargeable 9 function LED warning lights) which attach to OLE structures as a...
Leica PowerDigger 3D to avoid underground services
As a Site Manager, avoiding underground services is always at the forefront of my mind. Having the Leica PowerDigger 3D system installed on our 360-excavator helped fill me with confidence that as a team we were doing all we could to not add to the service strikes statistics. This system allows the operator to view a 2D or 3D model...
QR codes to translate induction information into five languages
Sites should ensure that workers from all backgrounds have a sound understanding of site procedures. Translators are the most common method of achieving this, but some sites are seeking to further improve site knowledge for workers who are not comfortable with English. See the examples below for how one site achieved this: The site’s induction process is an interactive experience...
On-site rest stop for delivery drivers and driver fatigue brochure
1 in 5 driver deaths in Ireland can be attributed to driver fatigue. Sites should consider the wellbeing of all drivers connected to the site and ensure they are well-rested to minimise the risk of road accidents. See the examples below for how one site achieved this: In response to the realisation that on either side of the site motorway,...
Individual Hazard Boards for plant operatives
Due to the logistics of the area and the site being “brown field”, the site was split into three sections. Works were being carried out at separate stages on each section, so the Project Manager Sandy Haggart wanted to reinforce the daily hazards in each section to the plant operators working there. In addition to a main hazard board for...
Language improvement card for operatives
Communication is vital on a construction site to ensure the safety of all workers. When some employees are not as confident with English, it is important to take appropriate steps to ease communication as much as possible. See the examples below for how one site addressed this: The site introduced a language improvement card for those identified at induction as...
NRMM Tagging System
Mace at the Tottenham Stadium project have devised and implemented an NRMM (Non Road Mobile Machinery) tagging system in order to comply with the planning conditions imposed upon them by the GLA relating to air quality. All plant (NRMM) that meets a certain criteria is required to meet EU Emission Stage IIIA or above. In order to ensure that this...
Use of broadband reverse alarms
The project team at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Development have implemented the use of broadband reverse alarms. These have been retrofitted to all MEWP’s. This stemmed from a complaint to site relating to noise at night. The project team undertook a fact finding exercise on how to more proactively mitigate environmental nuisance and noise specifically. Broadband or white noise reverse...
Area Status Sheet
The day to day activities of a building site are forever changing, and to help with making people aware of the status of each area, we have created an area status sheet. Within this, we can update the status of all hazards, as well as notify the specific works being carried out at the time. This is also displayed in...
