ProCleanSorb Peat Filtration Bund
The Project Team has introduced a creative and proactive approach to managing potential fuel spills in their refuelling storage area. The team has constructed peat bunding around the fuel storage and incorporated a new product called Premium ProCleanSorb Granules from Pro-Earth within the bunding. The granules are a natural, renewable, sustainable source made from Peat Sphagnum Moss. These hydrophobic granules...
Bamboo Safety Gloves
This contractor has introduced sustainable safety gloves made from a bamboo based yarn. The gloves contain 45% bamboo viscose fabric from renewable raw materials and natural bamboo fibres. The production process for these gloves is C02 neutral and solvent free, with a short supply chain. It has been designed with extra abrasion resistance in high-wear areas, extending the product lifespan....
Waste Chase
On the 14th September, St George and Multiplex undertook a Waste Chase. Essentially this was to check that the compactors and skips that turned up to site were being loaded correctly and safely as well as responsibly disposing of the waste and in accordance with their licence. At 1 o’clock a 20 yard wait and load skip arrived from Powerday....
Setting the Benchmark for Tethering
The external façade includes a ‘CAP’ covering the top 3 floors of the Tower – this is made up of a number of steel ladder sections which are connected together and fully glazed. This is a unique project whereby the works are taking place at a height of 170m in a location bordered by heavily trafficked roads on all 4...
Reducing Single Use Plastic Waste
Further to recent emphasis in the media on reducing plastic waste, we have decided to play our part by becoming one of the UK’s first reduced plastic construction sites. One of the initiatives as part of this campaign is around reducing the number of single-use plastic bottles used by our workforce and the local community. To achieve this, we have...
Plant and People Segregation – Halo Light System
Safety risks relating to mobile plant and vehicles are often associated with three issues: the vehicle, the operator and the workplace. To improve safety for all three, it is important that plant and humans are segregated. The thumbs-up campaign on site promotes vigilance for both the plant operatives and all personnel working near plant. In the darker hours especially in...
Safety Footwear
Following a near miss when a steel prop fell on to an operative’s boot missing the steel toe cap, which fortunately only led to bruising, the sites contractor decided to investigate alternative safety footwear that had mid-sole protection. The contractor has since introduced the STLFLX Metguardz Metatarsal and Lace Protector Boot for their operatives to wear. The footwear has increased...
Community Safety Alarm
At this project the river walkway is very open to the public so following the Sarah Everard abduction and murder, and the subsequent protests, they decided to introduce a community safety alarm system. They have put up two alarm buttons around the perimeter of the site and if the button is pressed it will set off an alarm in the...
Virtual Work Experience Supporting Women into Construction
The project team recently delivered a virtual work experience session for three women that have shown interest in Construction Health & Safety. Two women came through Women into Construction and one lady through West London College and their three week Sector Skills Academy programme. After initial support given to both stakeholder and their programmes, they were able to provide work...
Water Recycling Concrete Washout Area
On London Dock, we were looking for a solution to concrete washout on site. We did not think that using lined skips or deep drip trays was effective as quite often it would rain heavily and fill the skips/trays up quickly. If the tray overloaded, the water would land on the ground or on a membrane we had placed under...
Workforce Champions
St George, TFL & O’Neil and Brennan have been working closely throughout the year continuously aiming to improve aspects all over site. Their latest collaboration is, workforce champions. The project they are working on is a 6-phase project, split over 22 acres which means the workforce is spread across the site, however they do not want any of their colleagues...
Community Safety Mirror
Fulham Reach has provided a new section of river walk for the benefit of the whole community. This is well used route by both pedestrians and cyclsists and has become busy due to the warm spring weather and continuing lockdown. The Fulham Reach Team noticed a blind spot where a busy bike path/footpath intersects the river walk. This poses the...
