Counter Terrorism Advice: Run, Hide, Tell and CitizenAid

Published 24 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesEmergency preparedness
Project Griffin, the counter terrorism police, came to Multiplex, Royal Albert Dock over two days and delivered a talk on what to do in the event of a terrorist attack along with how to report any suspicious activity you may see at work or out in the general public. Materials were shared with the team, including the ‘Run Hide Tell’...

Mock Fatal Accident Investigations 2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 52 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 24 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesEmergency preparedness Near miss Unsafe condition reporting
Multiplex has been leading in developing a strategic approach to securing effective health and safety risk management throughout the construction process. Traditionally, the industry has relied on accident investigations (usually following a major incident), carried out by health and safety specialists, to identify what went wrong and what can be done to prevent a reoccurrence. Lessons learned can be hard-hitting...

Cycle Safety: A Virtual Reality Experience 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 30 April 2018 | No comments
Written by Frank Blande
CategoriesCycle safety
We work closely with the Metropolitan Police and their Exchanging Places cycle safety programme. Due to our great working relationship, the Met Police Cycle Safety Team asked for our assistance with a trial of their new virtual reality Exchanging Places program and we were happy to help. The trial consisted of a short presentation and a 3D video delivered in...

Compactor and Baler to Manage Waste in a CO2 Efficient Way

Published 24 July 2017 | No comments
Written by Kathryn Weatherburn
CategoriesReduced use of single use plastics Waste management
There are many different drivers to reducing and eliminating waste on construction projects. A simple way of reducing waste where possible, and significantly reducing the numbers of vehicles coming to and from site from waste removal is a compactor or baler. Cardboard and plastic waste being baled not only saves space on site, but reduces costs in skips and decreases...

First Aiders Workshop

Published 26 May 2017 | No comments
Written by Akosua Ofori-Ansah
CategoriesFirst aid Induction and training
The aim of the first aid workshops organised at Multiplex’s 73-89 Oxford Street project is to provide interactive refreshers to the first aiders by focusing on one type of injury per month. Initially, all the accredited first aiders working at the project were identified and asked if they were interested in attending the practical workshop. The idea was welcomed with...

London Ambulance Service Accreditation

Published 10 April 2017 | No comments
Written by Perry Gibson
CategoriesDefibrillators Emergency preparedness
We at Principal Place Residential, as well as all other projects being constructed throughout London, are very conscious of how long it takes for traffic to get from A to B, including emergency service vehicles. Because of this we have a number of Multiplex staff and a few of our Logistics team trained in the use of defibrillators, and have now...

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