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Developing a Safe System of Stacking Paving Slabs 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 29 September 2024 | No comments
Written by Jason Convey
CategoriesFalling objects
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Following a VolkerHighways safety bulletin concerning an accident involving a stack of concrete paving slabs toppling over and injuring a passing operative’s ankle, the Hackney Highways Term Maintenance team decided that it was time to stop – Slab Stop. Open packs of paving slabs are notorious for becoming unstable and for many years sites have practiced the same method for...
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Social Value Portal

Published 29 May 2018 | No comments
Written by Miles Durrant
CategoriesCommunity engagement Documented activities and targets for community engagement Plan to positively promote construction Tracking and recording of local contribution achieved
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Social Value refers to the wider financial and non-financial impacts of programmes, organisations and interventions, including the wellbeing of individuals and communities, social capital and the environment. As a result of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, the public sector must consider how the organisations that will potentially be commissioned to deliver required services will engage with the community...
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