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9 October 2021 - Journal Publication
Characterization of rolling stock from the perspective of exterior noise emission is typically carried out by following the technical procedures detailed in the international standard ISO 3095. Whilst this standard…
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9 October 2021 - Journal Publication
In the procurement of track support systems for railways planned in the vicinity of receptors sensitive to groundborne noise and vibration it can be necessary to specify parameters of components…
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8 October 2021 - Micro-report
Archaeology is traditionally a challenging, hands on and physical job with the potential to present a number of occupational health challenges. By strategically examining activities and work streams it has…
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8 October 2021 - Video
An approach to quantifying risk savings made in the risk review process has helped demonstrate safer methods working on the High Speed Two (HS2) Enabling Works Contract South. By quantifying…
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7 October 2021 - Technical Paper
This paper gives an overview of the learning that Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv) has embedded through the deployment of a safety culture measurement tool over a period of three…
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7 October 2021 - Micro-report
Dynamic Risk Assessments (DRA) undertaken on site have traditionally used paper forms. Paper forms can be difficult to complete or become damaged in poor weather conditions, get mislaid and often…
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7 October 2021 - Case Study
‘Safe at heart’ is HS2’s pan-project health and safety brand and philosophy. After five years, it was failing to resonate with employees and supply chain and connect hearts and minds…
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7 October 2021 - Technical Paper
High Speed Two’s (HS2’s) aspiration is to manage health like safety. The Enabling Works South contractor approached this is by incorporating safety and health risks in a master register, coded…
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6 October 2021 - Good Practice Document
Throughout the lifecycle of the project, HS2 Ltd will be landlord to a large property portfolio, which is managed and maintained by a specialist property management supplier. A suite of…
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6 October 2021 - Case Study
With High Speed Two (HS2) construction works and all the associated enabling and utility works requiring many organisations to coordinate their work activity teams at hundreds of locations, the HS2…
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6 October 2021 - Case Study
During the early stages of the southern section of the main works contract for High Speed Two (HS2) Phase one, the contractor team recognised the importance of applying behavioural principles…
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5 October 2021 - Case Study
High Speed Two (HS2) has set strategic goals to achieve new standards in customer experience placing people at the heart of design and ensuring HS2 is accessible to all passengers.…
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5 October 2021 - Case Study
All ‘Designer’ roles are required to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate both temporary and permanent works design. CDM says Designers must ensure that they have considered the impact of their…
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5 October 2021 - Micro-report
The failure of exclusion zones is one of the construction industry’s biggest risks leading to injury of personnel. This paper details the efforts to reduce harm and improve safety during…
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29 September 2021 - Micro-report
As part of the Enabling Works Contract’s ecological surveys of trees, an Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) nest was found in a tree in the Colne Valley. OPM can cause various…
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29 September 2021 - Micro-report
Summary In order to raise the standard of lifting operational practices and awareness of lifting plans by smaller contractors on the central section Enabling Works Contract, an all-encompassing lifting pack…
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29 September 2021 - Technical Paper
During the first Covid-19 lockdown starting in March 2020, construction on High Speed Two (HS2) continued. In order to enable safe working practices on site, social distancing and protection of…
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29 September 2021 - Micro-report
The pandemic led to the need for significant advancement in virtual working. As a result, Team Old Oak introduced a virtual hands-free streaming solution that allows members of the Integrated…
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29 September 2021 - Micro-report
Team Old Oak are passionate about embedding the HS2 core values (Integrity, Leadership, Respect and Safety). To reinforce the importance of the values as a primary enabler of success, the…
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29 September 2021 - Micro-report
The Stations team identified that meeting overload was creating a lack of productivity and detrimental impact upon individuals’ wellbeing. Therefore the concept of a 'Quiet Day' was introduced, to give…
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28 September 2021 - Case Study
A comprehensive assurance process was developed for design and construction activities on High Speed Two (HS2) - with suppliers providing a first line of defence for a right first-time product.…
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28 September 2021 - Case Study
Safe at heart represents HS2’s health, safety and wellbeing brand, philosophy and strategic framework for delivering the goal: to create a railway designed, built and operated to the highest health,…
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27 September 2021 - Micro-report
A systematic Health Risk Assessment (HRA) process led to improved health risk management on the central section Enabling Works Contract. A template was created which enabled health risks for works…
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27 September 2021 - Micro-report
Compulsory acquisition of land and property raises Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) challenges. The usual due diligence that would occur in an open market transaction does not typically occur.…
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27 September 2021
An annual review of Safety Health Wellbeing and Environment (SHWE) by the Enabling Works Contracts in Area South identified a disproportionate number of incidents involving security guards. A subsequent investigation…
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27 September 2021
Following a number of incidents relating to the use of site security access gates (two of which included lost time incidents, one of which was RIDDOR reportable), a trend was…
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27 September 2021 - Micro-report
The Regent’s Park Estate demolitions were located on the approach to Euston Station, in a particularly sensitive residential area, placing the works under very high scrutiny from the client, public…
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27 September 2021 - Micro-report
Falls from height are a key risk for traditional top-down demolition activities. The Enabling Works Contract on the southern section of High Speed Two (HS2) includes the demolition of 82…
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27 September 2021 - Case Study
Within the construction industry, everyone is having regular inductions, RAMS briefings, safety step ups, Toolbox Talks etc. It is evident that before they even attend these sessions, for many there…
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27 September 2021 - Micro-report
Frontline supervisors (FLS) play a critical role in safely supervising and coordinating activities on site. A shortage of FLSs within the construction industry was identified and those that were available…
