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Arcade Machine to Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing

Published 28 January 2019 | No comments
Written by Andre Silva

CategoriesCanteen Recreational facilities Rest

We have provided an Arcade Machine, which was built on site, to promote a fun, relaxed environment for our workforce. Having the arcade machine enables workers to take their minds off of things. The idea came about during a campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing, when staff were asked about the kind of things they would like to have...

Crane Record System

Published 11 January 2019 | No comments
Written by Stephane Hossard

CategoriesControls and expected behaviours

Here at the Pontoon Dock site, we constantly try to innovate and improve safety. Our site is between Pontoon Dock DLR station and Thames Barrier Park. We have to make sure that we are respecting forbidden zones with our two cranes in order to provide the highest safety standards, especially for the park and station users. We found a communication...

Hoist Bells

Published 19 December 2018 | No comments
Written by Stephane Hossard

CategoriesNoise

At the Pontoon Dock site, we are constantly trying to improve the respect of the community. We believe that we have the obligation to respect our neighbours and to provide the highest standards in terms of safety and working conditions. Using new tools, we can improve the image of construction and avoid disturbance to the community. As we are close...

Morning Warm Up Exercises

Published 10 December 2018 | No comments
Written by Stephane Hossard

CategoriesExercise

At our Pontoon Dock site, we constantly try to improve the health and wellbeing of our workforce. We believe that we our obliged to provide our construction workers with the highest standards in terms of safety and working conditions. Using a variety of methods, we can make our jobs easier and preserve our safety. The warm up exercises in the...

Continental Frame

Published 10 December 2018 | No comments
Written by Sebastien Burel

CategoriesConserve of energy Conserve of resources

Bouygues Construction’s traditional use of continental frames to build its projects brings significant environmental advantages. These advantages can be seen on Bouygues UK’s Pontoon Dock project in London (our three 14 storey residential towers). The continental frame consists of concrete being used for most of the building’s walls including all of the facade walls and most of the internal walls,...

First Aid Procedure Specific to the Site

Published 4 February 2016 | No comments
Written by Rayane Kassal

CategoriesEmergency preparedness First aid

Ensuring that safety procedures and resources are up to date is essential. Emergency procedures should be implemented and communicated appropriately to the workforce. To avoid panic and lost time on-site in case of a dangerous accident or incident, a site specific procedure was developed which was concise, clear and simple to understand. Due to a large community of workers from...

Winter Helmet Liner

Published 2 March 2015 | No comments
Written by David Treacy

CategoriesPPE

Companies should adopt high standards of care for their workers. This includes consideration of occupational health risks and weather protection. The Zero hood winter helmet liner, helps to provide extra protection against the elements (wind, rain, frost, snow), during the winter period. The Winter Helmet Liner is connected to the helmet by 3 points, ensuring that there is no reduction...

Acoustic Quilts for Noise Reduction

Published 2 March 2015 | No comments
Written by David Treacy

CategoriesNoise

Construction sites are becoming increasingly sensitive to issues relating to noise pollution. This is especially important on sites with surrounding residential developments, such as the Creek Road Scheme in London. We are often presented with stringent noise reduction requirements imposed by the local authorities and the Control of Pollution Act 1974 Section 61. Soundex Acoustic Quilts incorporate a range of enclosures, curtains and...

Safety Boot Drawer

Published 26 February 2015 | No comments
Written by Benoit Petillon

CategoriesCleaning and maintenance regime

Welfare facilities should be provided, which will encourage workers to maintain a clean and tidy site. A clean site office is important, both internally, for our day to day jobs and also externally, for our clients, subcontractors, residents and local authorities, when they visit our site offices. Despite the boot wash displayed at the entrance, safety boots are often dirty...

Customised Hearing Protection

Published 24 February 2015 | No comments
Written by David Treacy

CategoriesPPE

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, requires that all hearing protection zones are identified by means of a sign. That is the reason why, Creek Road launched a customised solution for the workforce. There are two types of Customised Hearing Protection: Qeos XT: For project director, site manager, site engineer etc, which has high frequency attenuation. Qeos OS: For...

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