Dragados
AI for Enhanced Health and Safety
On this project they are utilising COMET AI, an advanced Health, Safety, and Environment analytics platform. This leverages artificial intelligence to process and analyse vast datasets, identifying patterns, trends, and potential risks. This platform includes features such as root cause analysis, hazard identification, and trend mapping, which help in making informed decisions and mitigating risks effectively. By integrating this the...
Bluetooth Communications
When spraying concrete on a freshly excavated section of tunnel, noise produced from the compressed air concrete stream combined with the excessive dust are key health issues issues for the nozzlemen and other members of the spraying team that need to be addressed. Fresh air supply and dedusting extraction ventilation systems help but it is necessary to protect the personnel...
Solar Charge Pod
This contractor trialled a Solar Charge Pod their project which allows them to charge a range of battery operated small tools emission free. The Solar Powered Tool Charge Pod provides a 36-port charging facility, reducing emissions whilst also reducing the Health and Safety impacts of potential leading wires and daisy chaining of extension cables. Using this on site for 23...
Reduced Carbon Footprint Through Design Changes
There have been a significant number of changes to design that have reduced the amount of steel and concrete used on the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade (BSCU) Project. To identify the benefits in terms of carbon savings, Dragados looked to BIM to help calculate reductions in carbon. Reductions in weight and volumes of steel and concrete were identified using BIM...
Stoptober: Lung Health Briefing
Our occupational hygienist gave a briefing on ‘Lung Health’ to the workforce. The focus was primarily on how stopping smoking can be the best thing you can do for your lung health. He brought along his infamous pig lungs to show how lungs are discoloured and damaged by tar and other components in smoking. He also showed the difference between...
Environmental Visual Standards
Displaying and conveying important site information to the workforce is vital. However, there are times when the level of site information and posters can cause overload, where people become ‘blind’ and walk straight past. For this reason a series of visual standards have been produced to demonstrate ‘what good looks like’. There is minimal text, with images demonstrating good practice...
Environmental Toolbox Talk Swatch
As a means to deliver concise information, Toolbox Talks have been effectively used in construction for some time. At Bank Station Capacity Upgrade this has been developed to produce an A6 Environmental Swatch – containing 13 subjects and topics. Each leaf of the swatch contains a specific topic, from air quality to COSSH storage to waste segregation. Being A6 the...
3D Models for Inductions and Briefings
The Bank Station Capacity Upgrade (BSCU) project is complex in its nature because the new tunnels, cross passages, escalators and shafts must thread between, under and over the existing tunnels and they must remain fully operational during the prolonged period of construction of five years. It is important that all construction works do not affect the day-to-day running of the...
Alcohol Awareness
To tie in with the update of the Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Bank Station Capacity Upgrade held an interactive Alcohol Awareness Event. This included a presentation consisting of: Calorie Consumption, Contractual Requirements, Unit Awareness and the Consequences of Alcohol Abuse. Several games with prizes were played to highlight the reason for the Drug and Alcohol Policy including: ‘Guess the Units’...
