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A Silver Lining
We have designed this poster to help anyone – staff, subcontractors, visitors – who feels low and requires that helping hand. No-one should feel alone and without help so we created this poster to give people a “Silver Lining” to the dark clouds that can gather above us at any time in life. We have also included Persian translation for...
Dash Cams
Moffat Electrical Projects took a business decision to install front and rear fitted dash cam tracking systems to our vehicles. The Samsara system helps us identify who is driving the vehicle with face recognition. If harsh breaking, excessive cornering, excessive speeding etc. takes place the system records it as an incident, which is then viewed by our system administrator. The...
Portable Hearing Loop
Consideration for those with a hearing impediment has received appropriate action, with a portable hearing loop now available within the project office reception area. The hearing loop can be moved to whichever location is required, including onto site and will be transferred to another site upon completion.
Shout, Cut it Out! Hazard Reporting System
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...
The Madison Workforce Development Hub
A secure iPad in the canteen has been installed for the workforce to access while on their breaks. The iPad stand is adjustable and has two positions, so the user can stand up or sit down. The stool provided at the station is made out of re-used waste materials from site. The iPad is preloaded with information on the following...
Wind Alert System
BAM Construction’s Atlantic Square site in Glasgow has put a Wind Alert System in place to monitor the wind speed on site. Following the first crane erection for the site, the team used an Eole Skywatch Windspeed Monitor to determine the wind levels each morning and indicates which flag should be raised. As per the above image, the wind alert...
Safety Dashboard
Hollyfields have implemented a running dashboard to measure our health, safety and environmental targets. This consists of compiling data from health and safety audits, carried out by Directors and Group Health and Safety staff, creating tables and measuring this against our benchmark. We are also analysing weekly interventions logged by our site team, which involves reporting health and safety issues...
Communication is Key 
This initiative is for operatives of a multicultural workforce to sit down together and learn some basic language of other nationalities whilst on site. As it’s a very small site, these workmates need to be able to communicate well, and what better way to learn than as a group. However this practice does not have to be restricted to small...
Safe Access and Egress
The SHE team working on the M23 SMART Motorways Project have recently implemented an initiative to improve the flow of information with regards to access and exit changes throughout the road works. Until recently, the team had relied on daily updates emailed out on a scale drawing, and the problem with that was that any changes throughout the day wasn’t...
‘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...
