Handover
Handover of the completed project by the project team for takeover by the operational team.
Handover Resources
Resources include papers, videos, research summaries and good practice documents produced by authors from across the HS2 Family to capture learning, good practice and innovation from the HS2 programme
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Control of hand and arm vibrations on HS2 and beyond
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is a health condition caused by the vibration from any hand-held, fed or guided power tools and machinery on site, e.g. drills, torque wrenches, plate compactors etc. HAVS causes damage to muscles, nerves, joints and blood vessels, leading to permanent long-term health. Over two million people in the utility and…
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Management of completion and handover
This paper describes the process of planning and managing completion and handover, in particular the importance of starting at the early stage of a contract, defining processes, requirements and deliverables at each life cycle stage, and providing briefings and specific templates for a standardised approach across a complex and diverse programme of works. The increased…
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Monitoring completion health to drive performance and provide scheduling certainty
The EWC south programme of works was in a position where the majority of physical works were finished, but only a handful of projects were formally completed. In order to give certainty of compliant and timely completion for the remaining projects on the programme, a completion health tracker and monthly review panel was established. The…
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Planning for a smooth and finite transition
The Transition stage of the project lifecycle is the change of state from delivery to operation, which in context for the Enabling Works Contract (EWC) South, relates to successfully enabling the High Speed Two Limited (HS2) scheme’s follow-on contractors. This paper describes the EWC South Transition plan and the three phases of its structured transition…
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Capturing operational lessons learnt through focused workshops
This paper shares a good practice approach to capturing lessons learnt from work packages which has been used effectively and matured by the Enabling Works Contractor on the southern section of High Speed Two (HS2). It is relevant to others working on complex projects or programmes of work where commonalities in learning can be captured…
