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Project Post Cards

Published 6 January 2020 | No comments
Written by Matt Bust
Categories Newsletter Supply chain Trade contractors Updates Workforce
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CategoriesNewsletter Supply chain Trade contractors Updates Workforce
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With so much happening across the Woodhead Group, we needed to find a new way to keep our site teams and supply chain informed and up-to-date with news and stories. We send postcards to our sites quarterly that are designed to showcase what makes the Woodhead Group different by focusing on our values and behaviours. Each quarter, we speak to...
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Promoting Ultra Site Registration

Published 1 July 2019 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Promoting Scheme registration Public Scheme posters/banners Scheme vehicle stickers Signage Social media Supply chain
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CategoriesPromoting Scheme registration Public Scheme posters/banners Scheme vehicle stickers Signage Social media Supply chain
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Tarmac have developed some ideas on how Considerate Constructors Scheme Site and Ultra Site registrations can be more appropriately promoted on highways and utility projects by the use of existing signage, cones, machinery etc. The ideas involve using cone sleeves (700mm cones) to promote #loveconstruction, the Construction Map, Ultra Site status and/ or site/ company registration, cone flags (flags that...
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Actions Based on Scheme Monitor’s Recommendations

Published 23 April 2019 | No comments
Written by Catherine Clarke
Categories Community notice board Promoting Construction campaign Scheme posters/banners Signage Social media
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CategoriesCommunity notice board Promoting Construction campaign Scheme posters/banners Signage Social media
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Following our latest CCS site visit, we reviewed our Monitor’s suggestions and implemented these ideas to further secure our Considerate Constructors title. One of the points was to develop and further exploit #loveconstruction. As all social media is managed on a corporate level, we decided to use hard copy examples of tweets, which are displayed on our notice board at...
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Go Construct resources

Published 28 January 2019 | No comments
Written by Catherine Bullough
Categories First Impressions standards Initial impressions Scheme posters/banners Signage
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Attracting the right people and promoting construction to the next generation of new recruits are of vital importance to assure the future skill needs of the sector. The Go Construct website showcases the many career opportunities available in construction and the built environment. It is funded by the CITB Levy and led by the industry. Contractors can access a number...
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First Impressions

Published 8 January 2019 | No comments
Written by Shaun Moses
Categories Enclosures Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Scheme posters/banners Sensitivity to neighbours Signage
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CategoriesEnclosures Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Scheme posters/banners Sensitivity to neighbours Signage
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We are carrying out a refurbishment of a grade two listed Georgian building in the historical part of Leicester, next door to the Richard III visitor centre (the car park where he was discovered is virtually in our compound). Due to the high public exposure and sensitivity of the site, the decision was taken not to erect scaffold or hoarding...
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Construction Industry Helpline App 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 10 December 2018 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Consultants Guidance Guidance Mental health Programming Stress Worker fatigue
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CategoriesConsultants Guidance Guidance Mental health Programming Stress Worker fatigue
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The Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity, who run the Construction Industry Helpline, launched a new app on the 7th December 2018 in collaboration with COINS (a construction software firm) and Building Mental Health (an online information portal about mental health, also developed by the charity). The new Construction Industry Helpline app will be a free, confidential service aimed at providing...
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Promoting the Considerate Constructors Scheme

Published 31 October 2018 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Clients Communication Scheme champion Supply chain Updates
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CategoriesClients Communication Scheme champion Supply chain Updates
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At the Beeston Footbridge site in Nottingham, the site team has developed a visual display as a way of promoting the Considerate Constructors Scheme to the client. They site team linked the site’s achievements against each section of the CCS checklist. The visual board showcasing the achievements is on display at the entrance of the site office and is actively...
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Honor Goodsite’s Big Build Competition 2019

Published 3 September 2018 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Businesses Colleges Community liaison Cooperation Public Residents Schools Support Workforce
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CategoriesBusinesses Colleges Community liaison Cooperation Public Residents Schools Support Workforce
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Honor Goodsite’s Big Build has returned for its third year! The competition is free to enter and open to all Scheme-registered sites, companies and suppliers. The Big Build competition is a fantastic way for all contractors to engage with their local communities by asking them to build a famous or fictional structure out of recyclable materials. All entrants need to...
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Modern Slavery App and Awareness 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 24 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Patrick Smith
Categories Illegal workers Modern slavery Supply chain Workforce
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CategoriesIllegal workers Modern slavery Supply chain Workforce
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To help raise awareness of Modern Slavery at Mace’s Hanover Square project, all Mace staff and sub-contractor supervisors have downloaded Unseen UK’s new mobile phone app which was launched on ‘World Day Against Trafficking’ (30th July 2018). The app aims to raise awareness of Modern Slavery and make reporting to the Helpline even easier. It provides a simple guide to...
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Charity boxing night for staff and sub-contractors 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 1 August 2018 | One comment
Written by Barnaby Blackman
Categories Charities/organisations Supply chain Workforce
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CategoriesCharities/organisations Supply chain Workforce
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Berkeley Homes Eastern Counties were represented recently in a boxing event against rivals St Josephs. One of the aims, other than winning the fight, was to raise awareness of the Scheme as well as raise money for the ‘Fight 4 Change’ charity. Fight 4 Change are the primary driver of the sport for development agenda, with a focus on supporting...
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Considerate Constructors Scheme ‘Expectations for Temporary Site Accommodation’ Guidance Note

Published 9 July 2018 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Consultants Energy efficient accommodation Energy saving measures Guidance Guidance Minimised energy use
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CategoriesConsultants Energy efficient accommodation Energy saving measures Guidance Guidance Minimised energy use
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As part of the scoring process, the Considerate Constructors Scheme issues guidance notes to our Monitors on key issues to advise them on best practices to look out for when visiting sites, companies and suppliers. The ‘Expectations for Temporary Site Accommodation’ note was developed by the Scheme’s Review Group through consultation with the Modular and Portable Buildings Association (MPBA) and with...
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CCS Champions (Summer Internships)

Published 9 July 2018 | No comments
Written by Laura Sutherland
Categories Apprenticeships Personal development Scheme champion Workforce
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CategoriesApprenticeships Personal development Scheme champion Workforce
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At our Urban Union development, in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh, the project team actively encouraged and involved their Intern, who is a local Edinburgh College student, to learn more about the Considerate Constructors Scheme. The intern went on to complete all the required e-learning modules for the CCS within his first few days on site. He embraced the core...
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Mental Health Awareness

Published 19 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Dominick Gallagher
Categories E-learning Mental health Posters Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners Stress Workforce
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CategoriesE-learning Mental health Posters Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners Stress Workforce
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In order to raise mental health awareness, we have introduced a Mental Health Awareness campaign which is displayed prominently across all of our sites. Knight Build have compiled our own mental health posters to complement the Scheme’s ‘Spotlight on… mental health’ campaign. The poster contains a QR code which, once operatives have the free QR scanner app on their phone,...
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Supporting DKMS charity

Published 11 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Anisha Sehgal
Categories Charities/organisations Support Workforce
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CategoriesCharities/organisations Support Workforce
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The project team at Project Crystal (ISG) hosted a blood stem cell registration event with the support of DKMS, a charity dedicated to the fight against blood cancer, with a mission to provide a matching donor for all blood cancer patients who need a blood stem cell donation. DKMS’s mission is to increase the pool of available blood stem cell...
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Promoting Commitment to be Considerate Constructors with Ivor Goodsite

Published 10 June 2018 | No comments
Written by Shaun Moses
Categories Posters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Workforce
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CategoriesPosters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Workforce
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During inductions on our St Martins Lodge site we discussed the Considerate Constructors Scheme as we would on every site. During this discussion we came up with the idea of using the Ivor Goodsite promotional sign in a humorous way in which to make starters aware of the Scheme. We cut out Ivor’s face, changed the sign to incorporate the...
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Scaling charity fundraising heights

Published 16 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Priya Thomas
Categories Charities/organisations Goodwill Workforce
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CategoriesCharities/organisations Goodwill Workforce
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Conlon Construction braved the heights by completing a charity abseil down Peel Tower in Ramsbottom to raise money for their charity of the year, North West Children’s Support Group (NWCSG). Twenty-three staff members from Conlon Construction and their families raised more than £6000 for NWCSG by abseiling 40m down the tower on Holcombe Hill in Ramsbottom. The activity forms part...
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Promoting the Scheme on Stair Risers

Published 16 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Jane Elder
Categories Posters Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Workforce
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CategoriesPosters Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Workforce
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The site team installed signs on the stair risers to promote the Scheme’s Code of Considerate Practice and show commitment to the Scheme. The signs outline the expectations and describes those areas that are considered fundamental with the Scheme which reminds staff, sub contractors and visitors to site that Robertson seek to improve the image of the construction industry by...
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Promoting Health and Wellbeing with Free Lunches!

Published 16 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Zara Fairman
Categories Benefits Canteen Healthy lifestyle advice Reward Workforce
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CategoriesBenefits Canteen Healthy lifestyle advice Reward Workforce
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To promote health and wellbeing amongst our employees/ sub-contractors/ sales staff and visitors, we offer an incentive for those that walk or cycle to work. Anyone who walks or cycles to work on five consecutive days is entitled to a free healthy lunch from our on site working canteen. This can be a salad or a jacket potato or a...
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Weekly Updates for the Workforce

Published 9 April 2018 | No comments
Written by Sharon Swan
Categories CCS briefing and action plan Feedback Personal development Scheme champion Workforce
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CategoriesCCS briefing and action plan Feedback Personal development Scheme champion Workforce
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At McTaggart, we provide a weekly update to all employees and this helps to communicate current achievements, events and updates to our project teams and our wider workforce. We also use this method to promote the current best practices featured on the Hub and this helps our commitment to the Considerate Constructors Scheme by providing real time links to the...
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Construction Map 2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 7 November 2017 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Clients Colleges Promoting Scheme registration Scheme champion Suppliers Supply chain Trade contractors Universities
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CategoriesClients Colleges Promoting Scheme registration Scheme champion Suppliers Supply chain Trade contractors Universities
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The Considerate Constructors Scheme has launched the Construction Map to offer a single point of reference for construction activity across the UK and Ireland. This easy to use portal provides, for the first time, anyone – whether a member of the Public, future employees, or someone already within the industry – a unique opportunity to see what is happening in...
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Road Safety Signage for Drivers

Published 26 September 2017 | No comments
Written by Wahid Rehman
Categories Behaviour Cycle safety Driver information Scheme vehicle stickers
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CategoriesBehaviour Cycle safety Driver information Scheme vehicle stickers
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We have created simple safety stickers for van drivers to stick on the back of their vans to warn cyclists about passing vans on the left. This has been received very well by the drivers. Plus as they are fitting the warning notice/ stickers, it has made then more aware and vigilant of other road users. We have noticed some...
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Ryewood Calendar

Published 16 June 2017 | No comments
Written by Nichol Ioannou
Categories Child safety Mental health Organisation Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners
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CategoriesChild safety Mental health Organisation Scheme champion Scheme posters/banners
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Ryewood have conceived a way of promoting the image of construction and communicating best practice while highlighting relevant health and wellbeing issues. The Ryewood calendar depicts 12 images of Honor and Ivor Goodside in various situations which highlight a construction or social “focus” that has been promoted within that month. For example, “Child Safety Week” (June 2018) and “Mental Awareness...
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Road clean-up as a community gesture

Published 26 May 2017 | No comments
Written by Mark Harriman
Categories Clients Cooperation Goodwill
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CategoriesClients Cooperation Goodwill
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Our team worked with the client Walsall Council and local community leaders to clean and repair a road in Walsall that was usually full of parked cars as a gesture of goodwill to the community. We enlisted the help of the local police, and after letter dropping the residents, managed to remove most of the cars for the entirety of the day....
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Main Site Pedestrian Entrance

Published 27 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Neil McCready
Categories Communication Community notice board Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Posters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage
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CategoriesCommunication Community notice board Entrance First Impressions standards Initial impressions Posters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage
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At our Lion Wharf Project in Isleworth we aim to set high standards from the time you arrive at site until the time you leave – by having a clean, tidy and informative entrance area we hope that the correct culture is set right from the off. Our entrance area includes: Viewing points Flowers Travel plans Recycling point A Brief...
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Keeping the public informed

Published 27 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Luis Alves
Categories Scheme posters/banners Site, company and out of hours contact information Updates
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CategoriesScheme posters/banners Site, company and out of hours contact information Updates
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We have been working with Build Beacon on ways to keep neighbours and the public informed about works on small residential projects. Our QR code is displayed by Ivor Goodsite giving information about the Considerate Constructors Scheme, the works being carried out and company contact details. To find out more click below.
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Wear Red for RedR

Published 28 March 2017 | No comments
Written by Wai-Keat Ngai
Categories Charities/organisations Workforce
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C405 Paddington Crossrail raised awareness by hosting a workshop for RedR UK – a humanitarian organisation dedicated to training professionals to be life savers with skills to respond to major disasters like earthquakes, floods, conflicts and drought. The workshop was focused on RedR UK’s efforts responding to the Nepal earthquakes. Additionally C405 Paddington held a theme for the day to...
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Spotlight on… campaign posters 4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 54 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 17 March 2017 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Alcohol testing Campaigns Diversity Drugs and alcohol policy Drugs testing Guidance Illegal workers Mental health Modern slavery Occupational health risks Posters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Stress Workforce
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CategoriesAlcohol testing Campaigns Diversity Drugs and alcohol policy Drugs testing Guidance Illegal workers Mental health Modern slavery Occupational health risks Posters Scheme posters/banners Signage Signage Stress Workforce
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Spotlight on… posters have been designed for general display in and around site welfare facilities. The Scheme has developed a collection of A3 posters from the series of ‘Spotlight on…’ awareness campaigns. This resource has proven valuable for display on site and raising awareness amongst the workforce and visitors. To download a free electronic version, please click on the links below.
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All Civil Graduates undertake CCS E-Learning 2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 14 March 2017 | No comments
Written by Gary Burt
Categories E-learning Qualifications Training Workforce
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CategoriesE-learning Qualifications Training Workforce
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GRAHAM Construction launched its 2016-2018 Civils Graduate Development Programme in November 2016 as part of its on-going commitment to the development of staff within the GRAHAM Academy. Gary Burt, Community Engagement Adviser (Wales & England South) suggested that as part of their learning all graduates should register with the Best Practice Hub and complete the “Introduction to the Considerate Constructors...
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The Good Practice Guide

Published 14 March 2017 | No comments
Written by Mark Dixon
Categories CCS briefing and action plan Scheme champion Workforce
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At Westleigh we are looking at new ways to convey our core values. One of these values is our commitment to providing a safe working environment, sharing our values and providing information and training. We have developed a ‘Site good practice guide’ which is simple in format and used during the site induction. This file has simple do’s and don’t’s good...
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Obtaining Client Permission to Use Facilities

Published 22 February 2017 | No comments
Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
Categories Client permission Clients
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CategoriesClient permission Clients
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When working on a small project, such as within a home or a school, there is little opportunity to erect dedicated welfare facilities. Operatives will have to rely on using existing facilities, including toilets and showers. If dedicated worker welfare facilities are not an option, it is the duty of the staff overseeing the project to obtain permission from the client/...
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What is the Hub?

The Hub features examples of construction industry best practice sourced from across the UK and Ireland. It can be used by anyone in the industry including site managers, contractors, suppliers and clients, who are looking to improve their standards of considerate construction.

The Hub is a Considerate Constructors Scheme initiative.

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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme?

The Scheme is a not-for-profit organisation founded by the construction industry to improve its image.

The Scheme monitors construction activity across the UK and Ireland, scoring registered sites, companies and suppliers against a Code of Considerate Practice.

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