Laing O'Rourke
Site Swab Drive – Stem Cell Donor
Dillan is in need of a bone marrow transplant and there have been a series of drives across the Greater Manchester area to try and find a donor for him. The young boy is local to Greater Manchester and the site were told about the drive through a personal connection, which was being held in close proximity to site. The...
Menopause Action Group
This contractor has set-up a Menopause Action Group, recognising that for many people who experience the menopause that it can have huge impacts on their personal and professional lives. The group aims to raise awareness both in work and at home including for men who have partners going through the same. They have implemented specific measures to support their people...
Equal Parenthood Policies
This contractor has implemented industry-leading equal parenthood policies. All employees (any gender) will have access to 6 months parental leave on full pay, followed by 13 weeks half pay (applicable to those people with a due date from first week in October) – regardless of how they become parents, including birth, adoption or surrogacy. There is a new phased return...
CPR Training
During their Monthly Safety Committee meetings, the workforce raised concerns around their ability to respond in a medical emergency, something they had thought more about after seeing high profile footballers and fans suffering heart problems at recent football matches. The contractor were proactive in reinstating their CPR training offering and have now trained in excess of 340 people, giving their...
360 Degree Interactive Site Induction
Utilising widely available software the site team upload 360 degree photos taken on smartphones and tablets from site each week and these are automatically uploaded into the site-specific induction. The location where the photo is taken is tagged and identified within the site plan shown during the induction. These interactive photos help to give a more immersive visual experience during...
Used Canteen Cooking Oil Recycled into Biofuel
Used cooking oil from the site canteen is collected by a specialist company who then transform it into biodiesel. This is used for powering diesel vehicles and also for heating. Any packaging related to the cooking oil is also recycled. The collection is free of charge and the company delivers fresh cooking oil at the same time as making the...
Clear Safety Helmets with First Aid Kits
Clear safety helmets with integral first aid kits have been provided for first aiders on the site. The pouch can be removed from the helmet without needing to take it off and without reducing the safety of the helmet. In the event of minor cuts or grazes, these can be treated ‘in situ’ without the need to remove the injured...
Quickdeck Hanging Platform
In order to allow works to the theatre roof alongside works to the auditorium below, it was proposed to install a hanging platform to provide a safe working platform for the works, whilst protecting operatives below from falling objects. A traditional tube and fitting platform is made up of long span beams tied together with traditional tube and fitting components....
Valuation of Ecosystem Services
Trees in cities provide numerous benefits; removing air pollution, improving the aesthetics, providing habitat for wildlife and even temperature control. Ecosystem valuation attempts to assign a financial figure to the services provided by ecosystems. In a monetary society value is generally measured in economic terms. A plot of land may be considered purely in terms of rentable or saleable value...
Adjustable Length Lifting Cage
In line with the contractors drive to using positive lifting points when lifting to height, an idea from the Lead Appointed Person was developed, manufactured and site tested. This idea was an adjustable length lifting cage to improve the safe lifting of materials such as scaffold tubes, reinforcement bar, pipes and partition tracks. It can also accommodate a rescue stretcher...
Visual Demonstration of Work Related Activities
The concept behind SafeTube is to provide a visual demonstration via a video of work-related activities which are easily accessible to operatives on site. These are used to supplement existing paper RAMS and Task Sheets. There are two functions behind SafeTube. One is to provide a ‘storyboard’; this breaks a process down into its individual components from start to a finished...
Fob System for Restricted Access Areas
As the project progresses there have been increasing numbers of restricted (small areas where 2no. people only can work in tight conditions, or where access/escape is difficult to achieve) and confined spaces. Normally, they would manage these with permits to access and work, though this is a paper system/manual system and does not allow for sufficient tracking of operatives. It...
Eye Protection
Despite a safety glasses policy being in place at Laing O’Rourke, Edinburgh St. James site, there are occasions when operatives can still get dust or grit in their eye. This is especially true with the weather in Scotland where high winds are a common occurrence. In addition to the safety glasses, Laing O’Rourke has procured a foam backing frame for...
Work Pack Strategy
The ‘Work Pack’ strategy employed on the project actively encourages workforce and separate trade engagement in developing RAMS, logistics plans, design and trade interface etc. Work Packs are holistic, containing all of the information that construction operatives and teams require. Project information is filtered, structured, formatted and presented to suit construction activities and each element on the project is brought...
Prefabricated Multiservice Panels
Specifically designed and developed multi building engineering services panels have been fitted into fire walls to ensure fire compartment integrity and enable flexibility for future retail fit out. The potential for coring and cutting blockwork and concrete walls has also been eradicated ensuring less dust and safer construction. Connections are built into panels for all potential building services ventilation such...
