Costain/Skanska JV

Noise and Vibration Mitigation

Published 9 December 2016 | No comments
Written by Kenneth Hills

CategoriesNoise

CSJV and Kilnbridge worked collaboratively to explore options for South D Wall reduction. This activity involved removing 1650 tonnes of reinforced concrete from the 268m wall which is up to 1.5m thick. Various methods were put forward including: Drilling and bursting Mechanical breaking (excavator) Plunge (and normal) wire sawing Plunge wire sawing was chosen as the preferred methodology as it...

Stress and Resilience Guidance

Published 9 December 2016 | No comments
Written by Tom Horton

CategoriesConsultation on health and safety Wellbeing events

During periods of change and high demand, the Costain Skanska Joint Venture building Crossrail’s Paddington Station require their staff to be resilient and proactive about maintaining their wellbeing. The workplace has a duty of care to provide an environment that not only creates formal opportunities for wellbeing discussions, but actively encourages managers to discuss levels of stress and resilience with...

Lessons Learnt Database

Published 9 December 2016 | No comments
Written by Tom Horton

CategoriesLessons learned Near miss Unsafe condition reporting

As a project we receive a huge amount of lessons learnt, mainly through email on a weekly basis. This can be valuable information which needs to be reviewed, briefed and in some cases action needs to be undertaken. The problem with the quantity of this material is that information can be lost or forgotten in time and not embedded on...

Using Low Emission Non Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)

Published 9 December 2016 | No comments
Written by Kenneth Hills

CategoriesEnergy efficient plant and equipment

Description and Overview CSJV are achieving best practice by using low emission rating machines on site. The site had over 30 Non Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) at the latter end of 2013 due to an extensive programme of works which included the reinstatement of Eastbourne Terrace, excavation of the box and utilities works. Because of this programme, new plant were...

First Aid Identifying Labels

Published 25 November 2016 | No comments
Written by Simon Taylor

CategoriesFirst aid PPE

For all the health and safety plans in place on the construction site, the rapidity with which immediate help can be found can make a real difference to the severity of an onsite injury. However site operatives can be wearing fairly generic PPE, and those that are first aid trained can be hard to quickly identify. Furthermore, although first aiders...

Falling Objects – Quick Wrap Self Fusing Tape

Published 25 November 2016 | No comments
Written by Simon Taylor

CategoriesFalling objects

Dropped objects are a leading cause of death and injury in the workplace. C360 have been looking into ways to make the work environments safer and more productive by reducing incidents that result in personal injury, equipment damage and tool loss. CSJV and their subcontractors have been trialing the quick wrap self-fusing tape. This tape makes it possible to tether...

Biodegradable Glove

Published 16 November 2016 | No comments
Written by Simon Taylor

CategoriesWaste management

Construction sites procure vast amounts of work gloves. This can lead to large amounts of landfill waste. Until very recently, all work gloves in the industry were non-biodegradable; taking hundreds or thousands of years to decompose when sent to landfill. The lack of a biodegradable glove on the market gave C360 procurement and environment teams no opportunity to further improve...

British Heart Foundation CPR training

Published 16 November 2016 | No comments
Written by Simon Taylor

CategoriesEmergency preparedness First aid

First aid training is an important and highly applicable skill to working in the construction industry. There is increasing recognition of it’s applicability for anyone involved in the industry, be it site operatives through to those in site offices or even infrequent site visitors. Where traditionally, people might shy away from first aid training, the C360 team have fronted up...

Driver Drug and Alcohol Testing

Published 10 May 2016 | No comments
Written by Simon Taylor

CategoriesControls and expected behaviours Random substance testing

Construction by its nature has many potential risks. One of the risks involves the workforce operating whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Either of these will impair their performance and can lead to them taking safety risks or putting others at risk. Our usual drug and alcohol policy applies to all persons engaged in the works, and some have...

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