Wates Construction
Electric Remote Controlled Articulated Trailer Mover
On this project they had a number of trailers on site as part of an expansive logistics operation whereby a number of HGV trailers were delivered to the project simultaneously from overseas process teams and vendors. Working in partnership with the clients logistics team they reviewed options to manage a large quantity of HGV trailers. The team procured smart technology...
Dangers of Steroids Talk
The construction industry regularly engages speakers to support workforce mental health. Taking a fresh and impactful approach, this contractor invited Zak Wilkinson a former bodybuilder and ex-scaffolder to share his personal journey of steroid abuse and its profound effects on both physical and mental wellbeing. Drawing from his lived experience within the construction sector, Zak delivered an on-site presentation that...
Battery Powered Load Moving Skates
The project team have engaged specialist remote controlled logistics moving equipment skates in order to distribute equipment around the project at pace. These remote controlled skates are able to navigate tight spaces and mitigate the need for human contact with moving loads. In doing so this technology has saved countless man hours ensuring a safe and efficient means of material...
Talking Hoarding
This contractor is using a device used to audibly dictate information about the project including the community notices and marketing information on the hoarding. Designed to engage those with visual impairments about the project and promote inclusivity in the community. The devices plays a pre-recorded message when members of the public walk past, describing the monthly newsletter, marketing information, environmental...
Smart Tags for Lifting Operations
This contractor has implemented smart tags which ensure that lifting apparatus and equipment has been reviewed via different colour tags each month. However, on a project with a vast array of lifting operations such as this, the system allows any of their delivery or safety teams, contractor staff and authorised persons to review each item in real-time. Each tag comes...
Supporting Visually Impaired Visitors
Wates Construction support visually impaired visitors by using the following items on our site. Enhanced bright tape which is used on all steps, doorways, kitchen hobs, edges Bumpons are used on light switches, microwave, kettle to help people find buttons and used as an indicator to operate items Liquid indicator – this is in all our kitchens on sites for...
Funded Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Project
This contractor has funded six schools and community in Sheffield for a nine month term time program teaching children and tenants how to grow seasonal fruit and vegetables. This is seen as a powerful way to introduce the young people to biodiversity and environmental learning, whilst also growing their own food helps them understand the importance of sustainable practice. Through...
Live Dig Radar
Every time a hole is dug it caries risk in terms of causing damage or injury and there are 60,000 strikes each year. The estimated cost of those utility strikes is just short of £2.5 billion pounds per year to the UK economy. This contractor has therefore been using Live Dig Radar (LDR) which is integrated into the excavation digging...
Instant Health Check Blood Tests
An annual free clinically proven, finger-prick blood test is available to all staff through the contractor’s partner Aviva which gives the employees a check on their health. One test checks over 20 different health markers to spot problems early, including risk of diabetes, cholesterol status and liver health. There is then a digital health check consultation to discuss the results...
HRT Prescription Service
This contractor in partnership with Peppy have launched a private online prescription service which is exclusively being used with this contractors employees. Women going through the menopause, when periods stop, have a drop in their natural hormones which can cause symptoms such as low mood, sleeplessness, night sweats, anxiety and joint pain. For some women, these symptoms can be distressing...
On Site Breathe Easy Training
To ensure that the Asbestos removal contract could operate safely, ‘Breathe Easy’ kit training was organised on site, for all nine operatives. As asbestos removal is a high risk activity it was essential that all staff were fully up to speed with the risks and how to safely deal with asbestos related work, before going to work in the enclosures. This...
Audio Safety Communication for Operatives
Safety messages should be reinforced and repeated to the workforce as much as possible, to ensure that they remain alert and vigilant at all times. Wates have implemented an automatic audio alert system at the entrance to site, to give messages to operatives as they enter: The Hard Hat Audio system comes on automatically when people walk towards it; Hard...
Lone Working Device and App
In construction, when carrying out a lone working risk assessment it is often only associated with operatives working in confined spaces or a remote part of a site where access is limited. However, what often get’s overlooked is the office-based staff who often find themselves working late in isolation or team members travelling between sites on their own. This has...
PeopleSafe Alarm
This contractor is using the PeopleSafe alarm for all employees to make them feel safe and is seen as vital for lone working situations. Anyone working on the project as a lone worker including the supply chain can access the app through the main contractor to make them feel safe in all circumstances. The alarm tracks your location and allows...
Lone Working Alarm
Although not illegal, typically lone working is a last resort on site because of the additional risk it presents in the event of an incident. This contractor has identified a method to minimise this risk. They have introduced a MySOS safety device which can be worn by the lone worker for additional protection. It is a GPS device that connects...
