Environmental Top Trumps

Published 3 February 2020 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesInduction and training Involvement Training plans
The sustainability team at Multiplex’s University of Glasgow project have developed a fun break out session as part of one of their in-house training courses. The Environmental Responsibilities Training course has been designed to provide all members of the site team with a broad overview of the legislative, strategic and client-driven environmental requirements of the project. In order to provide...

The Broadway to Wellness

Published 3 February 2020 | No comments
Written by Ashleigh Lang
CategoriesAccess to health practitioners and counselling services Wellbeing events
The Broadway to Wellness is a programme designed to encourage our workers to look after all aspects their overall wellbeing, including physical, mental, social and environmental. It gives them tools and activities to help them to do so. It is built using the five ways to wellness as advised on the NHS website: GIVE: Giving makes you feel good on...

Green Route Matting 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 25 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Leah Barrett
CategoriesRisk assessments
Typically, our green routes were marked out with spray painted arrows. However, after investigation, we found that this was not always clear due to arrows being covered with materials. The Broadway project has now implemented green matting to all green routes so they are easily identifiable to visitors to the project. Along with signage, the matting allows those who may...

Virtual Training: Slips, Trips and Falls 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 18 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesEnglish not as first language support Training plans
On The Broadway project for Multiplex, we invited virtual reality experiences to the project to demonstrate and loan to us the virtual reality headset for operatives to undertake training for slips, trips and falls. The slip, trips and falls training module challenged our operatives to identify safety hazards in a simulated environment and at the end of the assessment, the...

ACT Awareness Document Training 1 vote, average: 3.00 out of 51 vote, average: 3.00 out of 51 vote, average: 3.00 out of 51 vote, average: 3.00 out of 51 vote, average: 3.00 out of 5

Published 18 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesRight to work checks
On The Broadway project and within Multiplex, we have worked alongside the Action Counter Terrorism police for some time and have delivered many training courses to operatives regarding terrorism and suspicious behaviour. To further develop and understand counter terrorism we wanted to look at how we review documents such as personal ID’s, Passports and training certification and cards. With this...

Vertemax Compressed Post 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 14 November 2019 | No comments
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesFalling objects
On The Broadway project, we have been working with Vertemax to install full height edge protection on our site by being the first Multiplex project to use The Vertemax Compression Post, which is a game changer in creating safer work zones. The Vertemax Compression Post are quick and easy to erect, weighing only 12.4 kg, making it easy for operatives...

Family and Friends Day 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 28 October 2019 | One comment
Written by Amy Dawson
CategoriesPlan to positively promote construction Recreational facilities Workforce recognition programmes
The project team opened the doors to their site to invite family and friends to visit and showcase the hard work, success and pride they have in the project. This huge event consisted of three two-hour sessions, with a welcome area on Level 5 featuring a refreshments station and a state of the art kids zone, including personalised hi-vis vests,...

Volunteering with an Environmental Interest Group 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 1 October 2019 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesPeriodic inspection and clean-up of boundaries Post completion impact report Reduced use of single use plastics Support for local charities
Leaving a positive environmental legacy is an important component of any successful project, and the environment outside of the site boundary should always be considered. In line with Multiplex’s Net Positive sustainability strategy, a group of volunteers from the University of Glasgow project spent an afternoon with Friends of the River Kelvin (FoRK), a local charity whose mission is to...

Clean Air Day Air Quality Quiz 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 2 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesEducation
In order to raise awareness of Clean Air Day, a quiz focusing on air pollution was sent out to the University of Glasgow Project Team. Questions covered areas such as health implications relating to air quality, indicators of local air quality, how to reduce exposure to air pollution and pollutants relating to Non Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM). The five participants...

Lichen Air Quality Survey 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 2 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesEducation
Thursday 20th June was Clean Air Day 2019, the UK’s largest campaign against air pollution. Before this on Wednesday 5th June it was World Environment Day, the United Nations’ day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment, with this year’s theme focusing on air pollution. Between the two events, Multiplex engaged in a number of activities to...

Air Quality Top Tips and Pledges 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 2 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesEducation
Thursday 20th June was Clean Air Day 2019, the UK’s largest campaign against air pollution. Before this on Wednesday 5th June it was World Environment Day, the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment, with this year’s theme focusing on air pollution. Between the two events, the Multiplex Sustainability Team posted 13 Top Tips...

Sustainable Drainage System Demonstration Workshop 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 2 September 2019 | No comments
Written by Kirsty Cuthbertson
CategoriesRainwater harvesting Water saving measures
The team from Multiplex’s University of Glasgow project participated in workshops facilitated by researchers from the University which looked at the rain gardens that will form an important part of the campus redevelopment’s future infrastructure. The rain gardens are a sustainable urban drainage system which have been designed to treat storm water run-off. The first workshop, which was organised with...

Mobile Tether Board 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 27 August 2019 | No comments
Written by Leah Barrett
CategoriesSafety signage
On The Broadway project, we have a site policy that all phones must be tethered and used in safe areas. However, we found that not all tethers were suitable for the site. The team has worked hard on researching the best/safest phone tethers for our site and have come up with a select few that are suitable for a variety...

Mediation and Meditation 3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 53 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5

Published 5 August 2019 | One comment
Written by Rachel Mills
CategoriesMental health
On The Broadway project, we are focusing on the wellbeing of all Multiplex staff and contractors working on our behalf. We have collectively been thinking of new ways to help manage stress and in doing so have took to mindfulness and how it can help in the workplace. We invited a guest speaker to help us learn meditation techniques as...

Hot Works Control System 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 5 August 2019 | No comments
Written by James Quinn
CategoriesEmergency preparedness
This project has implemented a system of controlling hot works as part of their critical risk activities review programme. Having discovered a new 3L multi-use wet chemical fire extinguisher that is used for the main fire points, they are also using it as a hot works portable system in a 330ml container. As this system does not exist on any...

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