Medication Check at Induction 
The Manchester Metrolink – Trafford Park Line project has incorporated a medication check within the induction process. This system utilises the ‘Chemist on Call’ service and is as follows: Inductees advise all current medication and/or medical conditions prior to induction. The medication is submitted to the ‘Chemist on Call’ system and assessed. Feedback is provided advising the medication risks and...
Dosebadge Personal Noise Monitoring
To ensure that our operatives are safe, and to provide them with the knowledge and education surrounding their own safety, we provided them with personal noise monitors to wear for a week at a time. All operatives were able to wear the monitors regardless of if they were directly employed, a subcontractor or contracted agency worker. The noise monitor clips...
Utility Information Provided on GPS Excavators
The large excavators on MPT are able to use GPS to maintain line and level control. Alongside the excavation model, MPT have developed a method for importing the utility’s AutoCAD model into the excavator’s GPS display enabling operators to have a clear visualisation of the services within the areas they are working. These serve as a constant reminder of the...
Hearts and Minds: Sports Day and Gym Passes
Following on from the huge success of last year’s ‘Hearts and Minds Challenge‘ and ‘Tour De Metro‘, MPT (a consortium of Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thale) were keen to get involved again and wondered how they could top last year’s challenge. Their main aim was to get as many people involved as possible, and to achieve this, various challenges were...
Siltbuster pHD Unit to Treat Concrete Washout
The Siltbuster pHD Unit is being used as a central station to treat all wash-water on the job, the pHD Unit allows sediment to settle in a designated, built in skip, before being over pumped for treatment in the adjacent skip on site. As the Metrolink Site is a linear site, the Concrete Washout is collected on site, and then...
Disability Design Reference Group
MPT Trafford Park Line has championed the involvement of a Disability Design Reference Group (DDRG). This group was introduced from the scoping stage of the project and have helped to develop disability-friendly accessible design solutions throughout the development phase of the project. Collaboration has continued into the construction phase with regular site tours being carried out to review on site...
