On the 24th March 2020, CSjv initially paused in response to the introduction of “lockdown” measures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CSjv recommenced where safe to do so, introducing new ways of working to ensure compliance with social distancing guidance to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
To ensure these changes were successful, a multi-layered assurance system was introduced, centred around behaviours and involving the workforce measuring their own behaviours.

To date, 37,000 observations have been logged, which have helped achieve zero known COVID-19 transmissions related to work planned by CSjv. These observations have helped ensure the programme has continued safely with virtually no interruption and handover of critical milestones met.

This behavioural analysis approach will be of interest to any organisation seeking learning on what was done at HS2 to minimise the spread of COVID-19, and could apply to future pandemics or indeed even localised infection outbreaks.

This video highlights the measures CSjv took in response to the introduction of lockdown measures in March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.