NEW APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

Northern Ireland contractor provides example of best practice

John Graham (Dromore) Ltd is trialling a number of new health and safety measures.  A spokesperson said ”the combination of management driven processes and behavioural based safety strategies is driving a cultural revolution in site based health and safety.” The approach includes:
  • establishment of a mobile-phone zones on site rather than a ban on use of phones;
  • wearing of gloves unless operation can be shown to pose no risk of hand injury;
  • behavioural based safety to secure acceptance that precautions are the “right thing to do” and;
  • tackling health by hosting the Action Cancer’s Big Bus on site.
The spokesperson said: “Action Cancer were fantastic; they offer an excellent range of services. A number of the guys on site were able to be tested for a variety of things, such as blood pressure, lung capacity, weight, body mass index and cholesterol. It’s been great; a lot of men perhaps wouldn’t ordinarily go to the doctor but it’s much easier when everyone else is going and no-one is the odd one out, so it has been very worthwhile.”

This article was posted on 24th April 2009 in ALL LATEST NEWS, HUMAN FACTORS.
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