Kier Construction

http://www.kier.co.uk

Immersive Room

Published 4 April 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesColleges and universities Facilities designed to accommodate equality and diversity needs

This contractor is using a state of the art immersive room on this project. Working in collaboration with a local university, they have access to the immersive room for various different meetings such as design team reviews and showcasing digital construction to enhance supply chain engagement. They are also working with Additional Learning Needs schools to use the room with...

Vita Load Navigator

Published 5 March 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesControls Risk assessments

This contractor is using this device to remotely control the position of a suspended load without the need for tag lines. Using in built GPS sensors it will also hold a suspended load in a set position without needing operator engagement. The device removes the need for a banksperson to be close to a suspended load or hold a tag...

Component Tracking

Published 15 February 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesMaterials management Monitoring and recording of resource usage

This project comprises of over 14,000 structural components, the basic concept of component tracking is to monitor, communicate and record the progress of every single one of these pieces through the supply chain, from design to manufacture, installation and handover on site. The purpose is to create a single source of information for monitoring the value-add process through the supply...

Positive Psychology in the Workplace

Published 17 January 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesAccess to health practitioners and counselling services Health risk assessments and monitoring Mental health Positive leadership and risk ownership Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

As a leadership team this contractor work on a principle of a dominance of positive communications. This has a number of base rules that they have set themselves: – Share good energy and a supportive attitude when at work. When making site safety observations ensure at least 2/3 of these are positive/good practice observations. Give out twice as many green...

Hydraulic Telehandler Fork Positioner

Published 17 January 2024 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesControls Positive reinforcement for good safety practices

This project has sourced a hydraulic telehandler attachment for adjusting the forks on the telehandler. This eliminated the need for the operative to exit the cab and manually move the forks to the positions required. It not only removes the operator from interface with other vehicles but it reduces manual handling and also increases productivity by reducing time spent manually...

Long Reach Piling Rig

Published 6 November 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCorrective actions Identify potential impacted communities Response to compliments and concerns

This contractor is utilising an 11.5m piling auger attached to a 50 ton excavator to carry out piling works adjacent to the highway (from inside the building footprint). This method of piling is usually used in civils and this piling contractor have never used it to Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) pile a building’s foundations. By using the long reach, we...

Supporting Adults with Learning Difficulties into the industry

Published 10 October 2023 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCommunity engagement Engage with community facilities Local employment

This contractor is working with a supported employment agency to welcome two new members of the team with learning disabilities. They have a work coach to support them with their daily activities on the work placement. There is significant evidence that there is an untapped market of unemployed people with additional learning needs or learning disability that want to enter...

Tower Crane Privacy

Published 21 October 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesIdentify potential impacted communities Positioning of equipment, lighting and CCTV Preventing unauthorised access

This contractor considered the proximity of their neighbours through the selection of a self-erecting pedestrian tower crane. This crane keeps the operator grounded thereby eliminating the risk of them overlooking neighbours. Use of this crane also benefits site logistics and reduces the amount of standard telehandler work on site.

Use of Wysebase Crates

Published 12 September 2022 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of resources

This contractor has used Wysebase crates on the project as a carbon-neutral alternative to concrete cabin bases. These are made from 100% recycled plastic and is 100% reusable and there is no waste as the scaffolding tubes can be used again and again. Using these crates also negates the need to excavate and therefore eradicates the need for a digger (use...

Use of GPR Technology for Surveying

Published 13 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Darren Ruane

CategoriesInspection and assurance Risk assessments

Service drawings can be unreliable with the CAT or RD8001 type scanners only locating services with a metallic or an electromagnetic signature. This leaves the contractor vulnerable to services such as water pipe, domestic services, fibre and BT. Therefore a new technology was needed to be used on this project to find plastic underground services without excavating. The Leica DSX...

Solar Panel and Lithium-ion Powered Noise Monitoring Stations

Published 13 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Darren Ruane

CategoriesGreen/renewable energy Noise

On this project they are building a new offline bypass and are required to continuously monitor the noise of operations across the duration of the scheme, therefore seven Solar Li-ion powered Noise Monitoring stations have been installed during 2021. The monitoring equipment provides real-time data capture and trigger alerts via a customised web platform, enabling the construction team to be...

Smart Gate

Published 13 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Darren Ruane

CategoriesControlled access Green/renewable energy

The team on this project wanted to address the potential risk of vehicles leaving works entrances and pulling onto the Strategic Road Network in an unsafe condition. Following previous collaborations between Kier Highways and Solar Gates UK, the organisations have developed a safety gate which addresses the hazards caused by load security, weight amd overhead services and obstructions. The solution...

Remote Control Grass Cutting in Difficult Terrain

Published 13 January 2022 | No comments
Written by Darren Ruane

CategoriesLandscaping

On this project the new road cuts through areas of peat which is waterlogged and operations in this area are carefully managed to ensure zero impact on people, plant or the environment. As part of their Great Crested Newt license issued by Natural England, there is a requirement for habitat manipulation within 250m of Great Crested Newt inhabited ponds, in...

Dump Truck with Ejection Blade

Published 2 June 2021 | No comments
Written by Darren Ruane

CategoriesModern methods of construction

This contractor and the construction industry as a whole have identified overhead power line or overhead structure strikes and over-turning vehicles as potential hazards on construction projects. With overhead power lines running across an area of the initial archaeological works, the project team looked at ways of eliminating and reducing the hazard. Working with their plant supplier, the CAT-730C2-EJ was...

Fire Door Gap Measuring Tool

Published 8 March 2021 | No comments
Written by Steven Bromfield

CategoriesInspection and assurance

This project have identified the need to accurately measure the gap around fire doors. It is common practice to use a 3mm packer, however a packer is not calibrated and will not measure the door gap behind the front face of the door or frame. Often door frames are installed with packers to ‘twist’ the legs of the frame that...

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Use of Clear Bin Liners
After a meeting held with the Environment Agency, it was discussed among the team to start using
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On this project they are displaying subcontractor monthly mileage and monthly carbon
Quick Lock Traffic Signs
This contractor has improved resource efficiency, circularity and reduced carbon emissions by

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Intellitag – Event Based Maintenance
In collaboration with National Highways and Highway Resource Solutions, this contractor introduced
Curved Nozzle for Blasting
The contractor has designed and created a bespoke nozzle to go onto the handle of blasters to reach
Pile Strain Monitoring
The project team are involved in a joint venture, in an element of research to measure the load

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