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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...

Use of a Flywheel to Reduce Power Needed to Start a Crane

Published 11 January 2021 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesConserve of energy

It is recognised that when a tower crane is first started up it requires a ‘surge’ in electricity, and that the surge falls away once the crane is operational. To start the tower crane on this project would require the reinforcement or upgrading of the local electricity network, and a 300kVA generator is currently being used although this is an...

Contact Tracing Sensor

Published 14 December 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesHealth risk assessments and monitoring

This site has around 1000 operatives onsite with the majority of them involved in fit out work. Whilst ‘large bubble’ working has been introduced for the separate buildings the site is vulnerable to a positive test causing a substantial proportion of the workforce to have to self-isolate on what is a government deemed key project. Therefore the site has purchased...

Self Sanitising Door Handle Covers

Published 7 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean

CategoriesCleaning and maintenance regime

The project team sourced self-sanitising door handle covers from ‘Purehold’. These were developed for health and care settings and are coated with an anti-bacterial coating that kills germs and reduces risk of infections spreading. The silver ion coating combats against pathogens deposited onto the surface of the handles. This cost effective solution contributes to infection control. An indicator on the...

Hands Free Water Bottle Refill Stations

Published 7 September 2020 | No comments
Written by Steven Bromfield

CategoriesCanteen

Traditionally we have used cold water dispensers or drinking fountains to provide drinking water across our projects but both of these options require levers to be operated to control water flow and drinking fountains require the user to drink water directly from a water flow. With coronavirus neither of these are suitable solutions for providing drinking water. We have obtained...

Worker Learning Corner

Published 7 July 2020 | No comments
Written by Jamie Howard

CategoriesCanteen Recreational facilities Training plans

As a site team we know the importance of supporting our workforce with their learning and personal development. To encourage this on site, we have implemented a learning corner within the canteen for operatives to relax, read and learn about how to progress in their career. The learning corner was made by our own graduate site manager and work placement...

Main Contractor and Subcontractor Best Practice and Shared Learning Meetings

Published 29 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Andrew Ash

CategoriesConsultation on health and safety Positive reinforcement for good safety practices Sharing of safety alerts

After Kier (Main contractor) had a virtual CCS site monitors visit and Gworks (Subcontractor) had their first virtual company visit it was discussed as a team that we had the opportunity to learn a lot of best practice for each side. Both scored highly in their respective reports and each party felt that they had something that they could offer,...

Using Drone Surveys for Materials Management Plan

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Daryl Parker

CategoriesSpecialist input

The Project Team are using Drone Surveys to keep track of material movements on the 7 acre demolition and enabling works scheme. The scheme involves large scale demolition, cut and fill exercises in areas of contaminated and non-hazardous ground on a site which shares it’s boundaries with the tidal River Avon and Bristol’s floating harbour. The sensitivity of how material...

Green and Red Safety Lighting

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Steven Bromfield

CategoriesControls

As a project team we have developed a Red and Green LED remote control light. The project has two main stair cases with a third temporary staircase. The idea is to install the lights above each staircase and illuminate Green to identify stairs that are Open and Red to signal that stairs are closed and out of use.

Battery Operated Concrete Poker

Published 22 June 2020 | No comments
Written by Steven Bromfield

CategoriesEnergy efficient plant and equipment

During the construction of the floor slabs within the concrete core, working space was very limited. A battery powered concrete poker allowed the concrete works to proceed without the need for trailing leads or an external power pack to power the concrete poker. The machine worked very well and was equivalent to an electric or petrol powered concrete poker. The...

Supply Chain Community Commitment

Published 8 April 2020 | No comments
Written by Sheryl Moore

CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice

Kier Regional Building North West is committed to creating stronger, more collaborative supply chain partnerships and resilient teams, and ensuring we leave a positive legacy in communities where we operate with the help of our supply chain. Kier has surveyed its local supply chain in the North West to determine their social impact contributions and to support them to further...

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