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Coronavirus Guidance: Site Operating Procedures

Published 27 March 2020 | No comments
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Categories Canteen Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks Showers
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The Construction Leadership Council have published their Site Operating Procedures. They have been developed by Build UK, to implement the Government’s social distancing requirements and minimise the risk of spread of infection of coronavirus. To view the document, click on the link below.
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COVID-19 Temperature Testing for Workforce

Published 27 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Lucy Austin
Categories Cleaning regime Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions
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CategoriesCleaning regime Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions
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Amid the current COVID-19 outbreak, we realise that it is essential that whilst the construction on our project continues, we must do everything we can to protect the health of our workforce and their families whilst they continue to work safely. On our Sir Robert McAlpine Battersea Phase 3A site, we are working with paramedics to carry out daily temperature...
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Two Metre Marker Lines

Published 27 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Shannon Hartigan
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions
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During the current pandemic and to meet government guidelines, we have sprayed lines two metres apart on all walkways and routes to and from site. This ensures everyone is staying a safe distance away from each and that we are working as safely as possible.
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Precautions for Coronavirus

Published 27 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Richard Trower
Categories Canteen Cleaning regime Medical conditions Posters Risk information Working methods
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With the impending rise in COVID-19 cases in the UK, coupled with a large construction workforce on Wates’ sites, they have been implementing as many precautions as they can, such as: Hand sanitiser foam at turnstiles Washing facilities on site (welfare area) as well as ‘off site’ in the site compound welfare/canteen areas Hand sanitiser gel at the signing in...
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Build UK: Coronavirus Guidance and Resources

Published 24 March 2020 | No comments
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Categories Businesses Medical conditions
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CategoriesBusinesses Medical conditions
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The current coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic has not only impacted people’s health globally, but it has significantly impacted many businesses across many industries, including the construction sector. Build UK has therefore created a page on its website dedicated to guidance and support for the construction industry during this challenging and unprecedented time. This web page is updated regularly in line...
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Responding to Coronavirus on Site

Published 20 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Anne Edwards
Categories Cleaning regime Medical conditions Occupational health risks Posters
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With the danger of Coronavirus and the very likely potential for lockdown on a construction site should anyone working there develop the virus we responded to the problem by initiating a plan, which includes communicating with our supply chain partners, customers and staff. We have listened to our employees fears and feedback in respect of the virus and held toolbox...
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Coronavirus Welfare Control Measures

Published 20 March 2020 | No comments
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Categories Canteen Cleaning regime Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks Posters
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W11 Construction have taken steps to protect their workforce and the community in light of the Coronavirus epidemic. These include a range of welfare and hygiene posters that are being put up around the project as well as documents/procedures that have been implemented. One document that is being implemented is a Coronavirus Welfare Control Measures document. This states that should...
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Statement of Duty of Care for Essential Travel

Published 19 March 2020 | No comments
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Categories Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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CategoriesMedical conditions Occupational health risks
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W11 Construction have taken steps to protect their workforce and the community in light of the Coronavirus epidemic. These include a range of welfare and hygiene posters that are being put up around the project as well as documents/procedures that have been implemented. One of the documents that will be be implemented is a Statement of Duty of Care for...
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Coronavirus Signing In Process

Published 19 March 2020 | No comments
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Categories Access/egress Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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CategoriesAccess/egress Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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W11 Construction have taken steps to protect their workforce and the community in light of the Coronavirus epidemic. These include a range of welfare and hygiene posters that are being put up around the project as well as documents/procedures that have been implemented. One document that is being implemented is a Coronavirus Signing in process. This states that if you...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information Point

Published 9 March 2020 | No comments
Written by Dominick Gallagher
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Posters Safety signage
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CategoriesHealthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Posters Safety signage
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With the ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19, Knight Build Ltd have set up Coronavirus Information Points on all of our projects. The Safety Information Point contains useful information on COVID-19 together with a DEBS foam hand sanitiser. It is inevitable that this outbreak is going to get worse over the coming months, so we are trying to ensure that our...
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Protective Coveralls for Concrete Works

Published 24 February 2020 | No comments
Written by Sam Mayo
Categories Medical conditions Occupational health risks
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CategoriesMedical conditions Occupational health risks
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The BYUK Cavendish III Project supplies all workers involved in Concrete Production with disposable coveralls during Concrete Production Tasks, we do this because: Silica dust can enter within the body by inhalation (respiratory tracts) deep into the lungs and effects diseases such as:​ Respiratory failure due to fibrosis (silicosis) and Bronco-pulmonary cancer. Once concrete on clothes dries it turns to...
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Wearable Epilepsy Management Watch

Published 17 February 2020 | No comments
Written by Mark Robson
Categories Emergency procedures Health screening Injuries Medical conditions Reporting Risk information
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This innovation stems from the policy to carry out an occupational health risk assessment on all personnel. As a result, an individual who suffers from epilepsy was identified as being at potential risk when carrying out their work. The company identified a watch made by a Empatica, which is able to recognise changes in a person that could result in...
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Tinnitus Tailor App

Published 10 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Jade O'Hara
Categories Medical conditions Noise Occupational health risks
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CategoriesMedical conditions Noise Occupational health risks
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At a Project Scheme Champion’s meeting, one subcontractor advised on their issues with tinnitus and how they have managed the condition by using a mobile phone app. The Tinnitis Tailor app provides background sound therapy, which greatly reduces the effects of tinnitus. As tinnitus is a common condition (affecting around 30% of people) and brought about by changes in noise...
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Medical ID and Emergency Contact Details 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 5 August 2019 | No comments
Written by Leah Barrett
Categories Emergency contact details Emergency procedures First Aid Medical conditions Medications
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To encourage the safety of the operatives on and off site, The Broadway project has requested for all operatives to update their medical information and emergency contact details on their smart phones. This phone feature allows details to be viewed even when the phone is locked, therefore easily accessible in the case of an emergency. Information such as allergies, blood...
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Providing Vulnerable Operatives with Hearing Aid Batteries

Published 28 January 2019 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Initiatives Medical conditions Visual/hearing impaired
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CategoriesInitiatives Medical conditions Visual/hearing impaired
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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.
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Public Health England: Health Harms Campaign

Published 2 January 2019 | No comments
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Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Posters Vaping
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CategoriesHealthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Posters Vaping
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Public Health England are running a ‘Health Harms’ campaign to encourage smokers to quit in 2019. This national campaign will illustrate the harm caused by smoking, drive smokers to reconsider their habit, encourage them to search ‘Smokefree’ for help to quit, and increase understanding of the dangers of smoking. The campaign includes lots of free tools and resources to help those trying...
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Overcoming Ovarian Cancer

Published 24 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Rachel Rielly
Categories Charities/organisations Medical conditions
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On the Royal Albert Project we work alongside many contractors on encouraging women into construction and assist them with developing new skills to progress within the construction industry. We have developed over the course of our project to get women into construction have meant the increase in female employees has reached over 70. On the project we have many occupational...
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Tackling Tuberculosis

Published 13 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Rachel Rielly
Categories Medical conditions Posters
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The Royal Albert Dock project is based in Newham, London where according to new figures from a health watchdog more people catch Tuberculosis (TB) than in some sub-Saharan countries due to new tests and treatments being neglected. Out of every 100,000 people in Newham, around 118 will contract TB – a potentially fatal, infectious disease which normally affects the lungs....
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Health and Wellbeing Awareness Weeks

Published 20 July 2018 | No comments
Written by Denise Southard
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions
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To promote health and wellbeing amongst our employees and sub-contractors, we hold a Health and Wellbeing Awareness Week every year. For five days we promote and provide all of the following: NHS Health and Lifestyle Check Diabetes Prevention Adult Weight Management Mental Health Wellbeing Free sexual health tests Smoking Cessation Green gyms Alcohol Awareness
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Breast Cancer: Not Just for Women!

Published 25 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Natalie Ferreira
Categories Health screening Medical conditions Posters
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Wooldridge Demolition value the health and wellbeing of each member of staff. We are always looking to offer support, advice and awareness to our site workers about different health issues that they might be affected by. Whilst we all probably think of women when talking about breast cancer, we often forget about the fact that men can get it too....
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Breast Cancer Awareness

Published 19 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Larisa Noaca
Categories Health screening Medical conditions
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With breast cancer still being the most common cancer in the UK, about one in eight women being diagnosed with it during their lifetime and 390 men diagnosed each year in the UK, we offered the opportunity to talk about it onsite and learn about the vital early symptoms spotting that can potentially not only save your own life but...
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Food Allergy/ Intolerance Awareness Week

Published 11 June 2018 | No comments
Written by John Butler
Categories Medical conditions Toolbox Talk
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CategoriesMedical conditions Toolbox Talk
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The week commencing 14th May was Food Allergy/ Intolerance Awareness Week. Food allergies and intolerances can go undetected for years, leaving you feeling sluggish, fatigued, nauseous and with digestive issues including cramps, diarrhoea, constipation and bloating. Food Allergy/ Intolerance Awareness week aims to make you aware of the signs and symptoms and what food alternatives you can try if you...
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Interactive health games to raise workforce awareness 1 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 51 vote, average: 4.00 out of 5

Published 9 May 2018 | One comment
Written by Jeff Tighe
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions
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As part of the site’s 2018 Health drive a set of interactive health games were devised to promote health issues including a ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ cancer awareness game. The game starts with a pack of slides covering cancer issues and information plus advice then moves on to the game. The game is interactive and all the workforce...
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Wrist band aid: health, safety and welfare 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 9 January 2018 | No comments
Written by Caroline Gee
Categories First Aid Medical conditions PPE
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CategoriesFirst Aid Medical conditions PPE
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The three main ways we alert first aiders on GRAHAM sites to a casualty’s possible underlying symptoms are all PPE related so as long as the site operative is wearing their PPE the First Aid alert should be present. This system does not take into account the wearing of somebody else’s Hard Hat or High Vis Vest which can happen...
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Ensuring Fitness to Work

Published 19 April 2017 | No comments
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Categories Behaviour Health screening Medical conditions
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For construction workers, especially safety-critical workers like plant operators, it is vital that they are medically capable of undertaking the work required. There is a great risk of harm to the operative, their colleagues and the wider public if they are not fit for the work in question. For instance, health conditions which can involve sudden loss of consciousness, impaired...
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Cancer awareness

Published 10 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Samuel Asiamah
Categories Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Posters
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Galliford Try’s Colindale Office project have displayed cancer awareness posters in both the female and male toilets reminding them to check themselves regularly. This is a simple but effective solution to raising awareness of these issues. These posters are displayed on the back of each cubicle door.
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Safety Boot Tags 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 March 2017 | 3 comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Emergency contact details Emergency procedures Injuries Medical conditions Medications
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In a high-risk environment like a construction site, it is essential that procedures are in place in case of emergency. Many sites now put tags on operatives’ hard hats displaying medical information which could save someone’s life if they have been in an accident. See the examples below for how one site further developed this safety initiative: Placed ‘in case...
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First Aider Business Cards

Published 16 January 2017 | No comments
Written by Dean Kelly
Categories Emergency contact details First Aid Workforce information
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With several First Aiders on our current site, we have produced business cards with all the site first aiders contact telephone numbers on. This includes the site address and postcode for the emergency services to be informed if required. These business cards are issued to the site operatives at their site inductions.
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Tackling Addiction

Published 1 April 2016 | No comments
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Categories Alcohol testing Consultation Drugs and alcohol policy Drugs testing Medical conditions Mental health
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Caring for the wellbeing and safety of your employees is crucial in maintaining a happy, healthy workforce and industry image. The focus on health and safety is continuous and can always be enhanced on a construction site. However there are aspects of maintaining a healthy wellbeing that can’t always be noticeably seen and can easily go unnoticed, such as an addiction....
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World Health Day

Published 3 March 2016 | No comments
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Categories Health screening Healthy lifestyle advice Medical conditions Medications Mental health Posters Stress
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World Health Day is coordinated annually by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This day aims to raise awareness of health issues, with this year focusing on Depression. To support World Health Day on your site, you could do the following: Have posters about depression and mental health in welfare areas of the site, such as the canteen; Review the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s Spotlight on… mental health...
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