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Socially Distanced Training During Coronavirus

Published 15 July 2020 | No comments
Written by Jennifer Little
Categories Medical conditions Occupational health risks Training
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One of our larger projects in Chester is the erection of a large timber frame commercial joinery workshop. To help with the construction, four of our employees needed to carry out BOOM and MEWP training on site. To comply with the government’s coronavirus guidelines we converted our newly established canteen area into a fully ventilated, socially distanced training area with...
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Site Coronavirus Station

Published 15 July 2020 | No comments
Written by David Burke
Categories Cleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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Safety is everybody’s responsibility and with the coronavirus Pandemic this has been the company’s top priority for the past 3 months. We have now introduced site coronavirus stations at all sites which include: Hand wash facilities Disposable towel Bins Hand sanitisers Signage PBC Sites have dedicated and qualified coronavirus officers that carry out coronavirus specific inductions. Training was completed by...
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PPE Hygiene

Published 29 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Sinead Gorman
Categories Cleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Welfare
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With the ongoing risks surrounding coronavirus, all efforts have been made to ensure that hygiene levels are maintained as the lockdown has started to ease. Although we have introduced new hand washing and welfare facilities on site for staff to use, we are also now encouraging the staff to sanitise PPE such as gloves and helmets. While hand washing is...
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Coronavirus Identification Vests

Published 29 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Jessica Dowdy
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During the coronavirus pandemic, we have kept our site open continuously by monitoring social distancing to ensure the 2m rule is being followed at all times. We have undertaken a number of initiatives such as implementing one way systems, additional cleaning measures, floor markers and rotas, along with requiring our contractors to promote 2m requirements on their high-vis vests. Following...
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Visitor Induction Cards with Emergency Contact

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Medications Occupational health risks
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We have adapted our visitors induction to include guidance on adhering to the Government’s coronavirus guidance as well as visitors emergency contact details. This is a precaution in case the visitor has a medical emergency whilst visiting site.
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QR Code Driver Induction

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Supply chain Trade contractors Training
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CategoriesHealthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Supply chain Trade contractors Training
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We have created a QR driver induction which is downloaded onto the drivers smart phone or tablet. This is to reduce waste of paper and reduce cross contamination during the coronavirus pandemic. The driver would then tick the vehicle signing in sheet to confirm that they had read the induction. To find out more, click the link below.
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Essential Workers Posters

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Jordanna Crosswell
Categories Community liaison Goodwill Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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At our New Wakefield Street site in the City Centre of Manchester we asked our operatives to bring in posters from their children to thank all essential workers to display at our entrance on to site. We also included hardhat hanging baskets with our suppliers company names displayed. It was a great effort from the entire site.
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Coronavirus Safety Kit Box for Front Line Workers

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Kane Morrissey
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Avondale Construction Ltd have created a coronavirus safety kit box for all of their front line security staff. The security staff have worked continuously throughout the pandemic, across all of their sites, from greeting working in the morning, to taking all workers temperatures when coming onto site. The safety kit boxes have been created to allow the staff to always...
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Remote process administration during the coronavirus pandemic

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Jake Betts
Categories Attitudes Employed Management Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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To combat the risk of transmission of coronavirus on site, amongst various control measures implemented in line with CLC SOP; we have developed and administered remote technology for the use of site inductions, permits, signing in and out, briefings and questionnaires. Utilising QR codes situated both on and off site, with simple links sent out via email and text for...
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Coronavirus Notice at Site Entrance

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
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Construction site activity was paused towards the end of March and we have since been working tirelessly to ensure that we are confident we have a clear set of procedures and revised guidelines in place, enabling us to operate safely. We have been working collaboratively with our supply chain to assess all aspects of our site activities and address the...
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Zoom Coronavirus Coffee Mornings

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
Categories Medical conditions Mental health Occupational health risks
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To ensure we are checking in with work-from-home colleagues, DeTrafford hosted ‘Zoom’ coffee chats with the workforce to maintain positivity and to help with mental health during this time. On the coffee calls, staff could simply say hi or get updated progress across our sites. One of our measures to reduce spread of the virus is to ensure people who...
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Traffic Light Warning System

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
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St Georges Gardens have adopted a traffic light warning system on their project in Castlefield, Manchester. On entry to site every operative can see what the hazard level is – we have increased our level to amber as we have many more constraints imposed on us since the coronavirus pandemic began. This is to keep all operatives alert, helping us...
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Facial Recognition

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
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DeTrafford have replaced all finger print recognition on every turnstile for facial recognition in a bid to help prevent virus spreading. The facial recognition works with PPE on or off and is simple, yet effective and can be easily wiped down for a safe start on site!
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Using local children’s artwork as a positive message next to hand sanitisation facilities

Published 10 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Rachel Butler
Categories Cleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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The project team have placed their handwash station next to colourful hand prints on the entry and exit to the site, as a positive message to re-enforce the need to wash our hands in order to keep us all safe. These handprints were done by the children of the local community and by families within the company, and signify the...
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Social Distanced Messaging on High Vis Vests

Published 1 June 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
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The company are a great believer in the use of simple, visual safety messages, which are easily understood. Therefore, to reinforce the importance of the two metre rule on site they have designed and ordered company branded high vis vests with the slogan ‘2m DISTANCE – STAY SAFE’ on the back and front. As well as acting as a reminder...
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QR Coded Useful Information

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Sinead Gorman
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Posters
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As everyone is well aware by now, the need to reduce unnecessary contact remains high while working on site due to the ongoing coronavirus health risks. In an effort to maintain a high level of construction site safety for all subcontractors and operatives in terms of the induction process, toolbox talk delivery, and general on site safety, it has been...
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Passing Lanes

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Julie Brooks
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Where walkways are narrow to access the site offices and welfare our site have introduced a passing lane so that people can wait in here and allow people to get past. This has been really useful on areas of site where we don’t have the ability to make the pathways any wider and has ensured that people accessing or exiting...
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Permit for Breaks

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Julie Brooks
Categories Canteen Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Separate facilities
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CategoriesCanteen Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Separate facilities
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To ensure our workforce can start work safely and undertake their breaks safely, we have implemented a permit system whereby when everyone is re-inducted back on to site they are given an allocated start time and allocated break times, along with which canteen they should use. This allows us to control the numbers and ensure that everyone can take a...
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Foot Operated Portable Wash Hand Basin

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Max Jenkinson
Categories Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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On the 196-222 Kings Road Project the site has introduced a foot operated portable wash hand basin due to the coronavirus pandemic. This wash hand basin can be moved around on site freely allowing operatives to use where ever they are working
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Ensuring Social Distancing with Sky Hooks

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Barnaby Blackman
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Due to the hot weather, our internal trades are working in plots with entrance doors open. To ensure other trades are not walking into a plot where another is working and putting them at risk, we have set up ID sky hooks outside plot entrances. Supervisors must distribute the sky hooks to their teams in the morning, after requesting the...
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Drying Room Bench Dividers

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Bruno Tiosso
Categories Changing Drying Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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At The Broadway project, Multiplex have implemented a divider on site double sided benches. This has allowed them to increase the number of workers using the drying room at any one time, while ensuring compliance with government guidelines.
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Coronavirus Pictorial Control Measure Board

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Kane Morrissey
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Avondale Construction Ltd have taken steps to protect their workforce in light of the coronavirus pandemic, by introducing a coronavirus pictorial control measure board at their Arundel Great Court project. The board displays explanations and pictures of the control measures that have been implemented on site. With a large majority of the workforce not having English as their first language,...
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Coronavirus Hand Sanitisation

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by David Beasley
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Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent risk our supply chain partners are exposed to on a daily basis by continuing to keep our projects running, we investigated a variety of hand sanitisation solutions as part of our on-site Coronavirus Management Strategy. There are many proprietary systems available on the market, but the majority required operating by hand,...
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Canteen Table Dividers

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by Bruno Tiosso
Categories Canteen Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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At The Broadway project, Multiplex have implemented dividers on canteen tables. This has allowed them to increase the number of workers using the canteen at any one time, while ensuring compliance with government guidelines.
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Activities for Families Working from Home

Published 26 May 2020 | No comments
Written by John Cairns
Categories Employed Healthy lifestyle advice Management attitudes Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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Balfour Beatty’s Community Investment team published a booklet for staff in Scotland which contained the latest business updates on how critical sites have been adapting and delivering during the coronavirus pandemic and also contained a range of short activities for children to complete at home. The booklet contained games for all ages of children and included games such as spot...
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Coaching through coronavirus – Wellbeing webinar – 14 May 2020

Published 19 May 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
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The Considerate Constructors Scheme hosted the third in a series of ‘Coaching through Coronavirus’ webinars on 14 May 2020 which had a focus on wellbeing. The webinar provided an opportunity to hear about wellbeing resources, activities and programmes that are being used to help the construction workforce to manage through the coronavirus pandemic. Presenters included representatives from bmJV, Jarvis Contracting...
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Coaching through coronavirus webinar – 7 May 2020

Published 19 May 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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The Considerate Constructors Scheme hosted the second in a series of ‘Coaching through Coronavirus’ webinars on 7 May 2020. This webinar provides an opportunity to hear about the latest tools, resources, innovations and examples that construction sites and other construction activity registered with the Scheme have been using to help manage through the coronavirus pandemic. Presenters included representatives from BAM...
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Coronavirus Guidance: Site Operating Procedures

Published 19 May 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Canteen Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks Showers
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The Construction Leadership Council published their Site Operating Procedures Version 5 on 4 July 2020. The guidance is intended to introduce consistent measures on construction sites of all types and sizes in line with the Government’s recommendations on social distancing and ensure employers and individuals make every effort to comply. To view the document, click on the link below.
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Weekly Site Operating Procedures Checklist

Published 19 May 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
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CITB and the Construction Leadership Council have issued a comprehensive set of checklists and forms to help site managers brief workers and operate sites safely. One of these documents is a weekly site operating procedures checklist, which is an interactive checklist, designed to ensure on-going compliance with both established and additional procedures. View the checklist, by clicking the link below.
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Toolbox Talk for Construction Workers

Published 19 May 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
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CITB and the Construction Leadership Council have issued a comprehensive set of checklists and forms to help site managers brief workers and operate sites safely. One of these documents is a toolbox talk for construction workers, designed to be delivered to construction workers by their manager or supervisor. Good communication is essential for health and safety management on construction sites. It...
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