Accident Statistics 2024-25

Form Tie Systems Common – Practice Guidance Document

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and with support from DYWIDAG FORM TIES

Accident Statistics 2020-21

Digital Transformation Webinar (partnered with Trimble)

CONSTRUCT has partnered up with consultant member, Trimble, to deliver a webinar exploring how the adoption of 3D modelling technology unlocks construction workflow benefits. These benefits include accurate quantity take-offs, adherence to project execution deadlines and encouraging and fostering more effective collaboration between project stakeholders. What is covered: Industry trends in digital adoption How has […]

Temporary Edge Protection Guidance

The purpose of this document is to provide CONSTRUCT members with a Common Practice Standard approach to edge protection system management for the duration of the members’ works. If adopted for use, it must also be used in conjunction with the Manufacturer’s Instructions of the specific Edge Protection System to be used. References can be […]

PPE

This video outlines both the basic PPE typically used on all construction sites as well as exploring PPE specific to working with concrete and on concrete structures. It covers the types of protective equipment that could be used to protect Eyes; Hearing; Feet; Head; Hands; Body and Respiratory Protection. The video considers the compatibility between […]

Accidents and Incidents

The video starts with a group of workers listening to a tool box talk on the risks and near misses associated with working at height; one of the group members isn’t engaged and is filmed paying little attention.

Vibration – HAVS

This video follows a day in the life of ‘Chris’, a construction worker who uses vibrating equipment and has the signs and symptoms of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

The theme of this video is a quiz show; ‘Know Your COSHH’. A construction worker, Jake, is the contestant. He works for a reinforced concrete structures contractor and his specialist subject is concrete.

Pumping Concrete

The theme of the video is a television news report following an incident involving pumping concrete on a RC Frame Site.

Managing Work at Heights

This session does not cover the instruction on work at height or associated equipment. The session content focuses on the consequences of not following a safe system of work and the human factors of behaviour to working safely. The video is set in a mocked up coroner’s inquest scenario establishing the factors surrounding the death […]

Behavioural Safety Guidance

The CONSTRUCT behavioural safety publication is a guide, made available free of charge as a tool to be used by those members that wish to develop their own scheme, but perhaps may not have the resources to research and develop such a scheme from scratch.

GRP How to Use it Safely

Safe Off – Loading of Cut & Bent Reinforcement

Lifting Operations Plan Template

Hole Protection / Work at Heights Presentation

This presentation is available to assist you to communicate details of hole protection and prevent falls from height. This presentation is available to assist you to communicate details of hole protection and prevent falls from height.  

Reducing the Risk: Hand-Arm Vibration, Dust, Noise and Working at Height

This presentation by Hilti looks at the four key areas of risks associated with Hand-Arm Vibration, with Dust, with Noise and with Working at Height.

Site Specific Health & Safety Inductions

Site inductions are delivered across the UK every day with the objective of briefing the workforce on the health, safety and environmental aspects of the construction project they are about to work on. This is a checklist that can be made site specific, and used to create a site induction.

Safety Information Sheet on Unexploded Ordinance

This safety information sheet drawn up in  2016 aims to highlight some of the risks which should be considered when working on sites where the possibility of unexploded ordinance is present.

Deck Joint Guidance for GRP Handover Inspection

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Safe Use of Excavators – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No6

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of Safe Use of Excavators on Site.

On Site Saw Bench with Dust Management Controls – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No5

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of setting up and using On Site Saw Benches with Dust Management Controls.

Safe Storage/Disposal and use COSHH materials – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No4

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of Safe storage/disposal and use of COSHH materials.

Site Setup – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No3

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of Site Setup.

Safe loading and unloading Lorries – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No2

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of Safe Loading and Unloading of Lorries.

Safe Access/Egress and Vehicle Segregation on Sites – Common Practice Guidance Sheet No1

This document has been created for use by CONSTRUCT Members and the RC Frame Industry to provide a pictorial guidance on the common practices of Safe Access/Egrees and Vehicle Segregation on Sites.

Concrete Pumping Plan Template – Example

This is a completed form to be used as an example for when completing the Concrete Pumping Plan.

Concrete Pumping Plan Template

This template document has been drafted for use by members and the wider industry to assist with the planning and control of concrete pump operations.

Bare Essentials of Concrete Videos