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Avoiding Service Strikes by Project Excavators

Published 19 September 2024 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesInspection and assurance Near miss Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

This contractor used a safety control measure, the Leica X Watch system in machines used for the bulk excavation of the underpass on this project. This safeguarded operatives from hitting the props, bridge and monitoring instrumentation that were installed in the work area. As-built information of the items they wanted to avoid hitting was installed onto the excavator’s GPS system….

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Overwatch MEWP Crush Protection System

Published 15 August 2024 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCoaching for unsafe actions Controls Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

The OverWatch is a type of crush protection, which are sometimes called secondary guarding. The scissor lift is designed with protection to reduce risk of being crushed against the controls – including an enable trigger on the joystick (deadman switch) and a fixed bar/shroud over the controls. This sends an infa-red beam of light to measure the operators position. The…

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AI Workforce Tracker

Published 15 August 2024 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControls Inspection and assurance Positive leadership and risk ownership

The project team are currently are using a new AI system to track labour productivity levels on site. The system involves small tags being worn on the hard hats of all operatives and a number of sensors dotted around the site. The system can then used to establish where time is being lost on the project. For instance, it was…

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  • Rolling Temporary Roof Cover

    A scaffolded roof covering which is movable on rolling wheels, covering 60 metres of roofing at a

  • Recycled FabBRICK Panelling

    This contractor used FabBRICK which transforms recycled textiles into sustainable wall panels that

  • Mechanics Trolley Seat

    The project team incorporated the use of trolley seats on the project to provide a more ergonomic

  • Bowel Health Test

    This project offered construction workers a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) to support early

  • Bolt Smart Lock

    This contractor has installed the Bold Smart Lock on doors leading to rooms that are in a finished

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