Click on the link to access the Constructing Excellence Channel on YouTube bringing you some excellent short training material form around the best of the industry ...
http://www.youtube.com/constructingexc
The Rook Systems Training Team formed an integral part of the award-winning team that won the Constructing Excellence 2011 London and the South-East Regional Award for the CDM2007.org E-Learning project managed by the LB Bromley.
Rook Systems are accredited by CDM2007.org as trainers to provide a focus upon face-to-face venue training to the industry across the UK ...
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An excellent video created by CSkills about Setting Out for a construction project and clearly explains what to expect from the industry and, what the industry expects from you too ...
CLICK on the next link to access the video ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oct2Rag9SGs
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Leadership and Worker Involvement Toolkit ~ from the HSE for 2012
There are 10 key principles that will help you to achieve successful leadership and worker involvement. These are:
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Don’t walk by
It is everyone’s responsibility on site to prevent any unsafe acts and conditions that they witness from turning into accidents as soon as they see them. Talk to the person(s) involved and draw their attention to the risks. -
STOP
All workers should be encouraged to stop working whenever they feel unsafe, no matter if their reasons for doing so turn out to be unfounded. Better to STOP than to have an accident. -
A safe working environment drives safe behaviour
If you expect your workers to work in a safe way, you need to make sure that you do all you can to make the environment they work in as safe as possible. -
Don’t blame the worker until you have accounted for all causes
The causes of unsafe ways of working, accidents, incidents and ill health do not always stop with the worker. The problem can often be traced back to less obvious causes such as decisions made by management and the wider organisation. Avoid blaming the worker without having considered the full range of possible causes. -
Use your workforce for ideas
Your workers can have a more accurate idea of which efforts to improve health and safety may or may not work than you, your management or other experts. They have to deal with the issues every day. Use and include them. -
Change does not usually happen overnight
Do not expect quick wins. Improvements are likely to emerge over time, but only if you stick with it. -
Knowledge is not enough
Simply telling workers that something is wrong, or is a risk, is not enough. They also need to know why, and how to avoid harm if they are to act on the information that you provide. -
You lead by example
Your behaviour sends strong signals to your workers as to how they should behave. If you carry out your job in a safe way, your workers are more likely to work in safe ways. If you do not then your workers will not. -
Encourage co-operation
Treat your sub-contractors in the same way as direct employees. Encourage different sub-contractors and trades to proactively communicate with each other. Getting consistency in standards will then be that much easier. -
Don’t neglect occupational health
If you look after the health as well as the safety of your workers now, you are less likely to store up problems for either you or your workforce in the future.
The toolkit will help you to improve your health and safety performance. Doing this will bring additional benefits to your overall business performance and productivity.
Click on the link http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/lwit/steps-landing.htm
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An excellent video from the HSE for those involved in working at height who carry out building and plant maintenance activities. It aims to make you aware of the steps that should be taken to ensure the work is carried out safely and to demonstrate a number of different types of access equipment in use.
Click the 'Resources' tab on the link http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls
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