The recently completed projects at Tyneside Mail Centre
and Leeds Mail Centre, part of the Royal Mail North East Transformation
Programme, had received three nominations to the 2012 Association for Project Safety
National CDM Awards. Royal Mail Group Property, with their Consultants and
Contractor, were outright winners of both the Regional Health & Safety
Awards and CDM Co-ordinator of the Year Award.
The APS Awards are the construction industry's premier showpiece
for excellence in Design and Construction, they recognise projects with an
outstanding and innovative approach to Health & Safety.
On the two Mail Centre projects the Royal Mail operators,
main contractor Wates Construction and the design team collaborated to promote
a culture of zero-tolerance to H&S risks which resulted in over 200,000
accident free hours across the two projects over an 18 months period.
Innovative measures included a red-card system for unsafe acts, stringent
policy on the use of PPE, weekly planning meetings of the work ahead and
monthly rewards for individuals and sub-contractors demonstrating exemplary
H&S awareness and initiative.
Overall a great team effort.
The new extension at Tyneside Mail Centre
Leeds Mail Centre during construction
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