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Covid-19 Government App posters / Covid-19 Government QR code check-in posters – Supporting everyone in tackling the spread of Covid-19

Published 30 September 2020 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Health screening Medical conditions Occupational health risks Posters
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The Considerate Constructors Scheme is encouraging all construction activity to have posters available in canteen areas and other locations in and around construction sites/premises highlighting the need for site workforce teams and visitors to site/premises to download and use the Covid-19 Government apps and Covid-19 Government QR code check-in posters (where applicable for each UK nation and Ireland). Please find...
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NHS Track and Trace

Published 29 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Medical conditions Posters
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Knowles House site has registered for an official ‘NHS QR code’ and have displayed the poster at all entrances and exits in and prominent positions on site Site staff and operatives will be asked to scan our specific QR code on their mobile or tablet, in order to ‘check in’ to us and share their information – instead of writing...
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Steps to Health Campaign

Published 21 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Alex Cartwright
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The project team are trying to encourage all employees to increase the amount of walking they do, both at work and in their personal leisure time. To do this a competition is being run for 5 weeks. Each week the team captain will need to submit the total number of steps achieved by all members of the team which includes...
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Providing Reports for Colourblind Employees

Published 21 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Joanne Evison
Categories Consultation Inclusion Medical conditions
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During National Inclusion Week an anonymous survey of the project staff, including sub-contractors was carried out to ascertain the quantity of colour blind staff. It transpired that 24%, of those who responded to the survey, were colour blind. The gene that is responsible for the condition is on the X chromosome and this is the reason why more men are...
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Personal and Refillable Hand Sanitisers

Published 21 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Jon Ankiewicz
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Initiatives Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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With Coronavirus infection numbers rising and wanting to ensure the safety of all those coming onto site, the Senior Office Manager at the Broadway came up with the idea of giving everyone a personal hand sanitiser that can be refilled at a station installed in canteens. This reduces the amount of smaller stations being put up around site but also...
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Self Sanitising Door Handle Covers

Published 7 September 2020 | No comments
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Categories Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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The project team sourced self-sanitising door handle covers from ‘Purehold’. These were developed for health and care settings and are coated with an anti-bacterial coating that kills germs and reduces risk of infections spreading. The silver ion coating combats against pathogens deposited onto the surface of the handles. This cost effective solution contributes to infection control. An indicator on the...
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Project Coronavirus Committee

Published 7 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Jon Ankiewicz
Categories Communicate initiatives Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Workforce consultation Workforce information
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CategoriesCommunicate initiatives Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Workforce consultation Workforce information
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At the Broadway project, we are committed to ensuring we are managing coronavirus on site to the absolute best of our abilities. With this in mind, we have set up a coronavirus committee consisting of the Project Director, Deputy Project Director, Construction Director, Senior Construction Manager, Logistics Manager, Perimeter and Security Manager, Senior Office Manager, Health and Safety Manager and...
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Freestanding Foot Pedal Hand Sanitisers

Published 1 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Jeremy Bayliss
Categories Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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While using the hand sanitisers which in most of the cases came in a bottle with a pump, we recognised that touching the pump might potentially spread the virus and we were exploring ideas that would limit human contact. We have come across a foot pedal hand sanitiser that is freestanding and touch-free and can hold up to 2 litres...
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The Use of Face Coverings in Construction During Coronavirus Guidance

Published 17 August 2020 | No comments
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Construction employers have asked the Construction Leadership Counil for guidance on the use of face coverings in response to coronavirus to help provide a consistent approach across the industry In this guidance document, it is proposed that employers make available face coverings as a minimum where workers are not required to wear RPE for their specific task and their workplace...
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Water Turbine Powered Digital Clock

Published 3 August 2020 | No comments
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Categories Cleaning 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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Transport for London Advice for the Construction Sector

Published 29 July 2020 | No comments
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Transport for London (TfL) have created a toolkit that sets out their latest travel advice for the construction sector as more of its workforce returns to sites. To help to get the construction sector moving and working safely, sustainably and as quickly as possible TfL suggest: Enabling and encouraging your workforce to walk and cycle all or part of their...
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Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Banner

Published 29 July 2020 | No comments
Written by Jodie Kellett
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Posters
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The project team installed a Stop the Spread of Coronavirus banner on the external hoarding for the public and workforce to see. This will help to ensure everyone is protecting themselves and others around them during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Branded Face Masks 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 20 July 2020 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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Face masks are an important item to protect the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. This project has chosen to provide branded face masks for those working on the site. Even though the workforce cannot see each others faces they feel the branded masks gives a sense of unity and being part of a team.
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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
Categories Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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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
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Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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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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