SNEAK PEAK WHAT'S INSIDE
SNEAK PEAK WHAT'S INSIDE
SNEAK PEAK WHAT'S INSIDE
"Effective management of work-related road safety can
be a real challenge. A work place isn’t just a building,
or a construction site, it extends to your vehicles too. Businesses therefore must have an effective
policy covering all their work-related driving activities. This not only ensures staff are aware of their and your responsibilities; it is an essential requirement under
Health and Safety legislation".
"I am passionate about changing the way we work in this industry and will continue to invest in research and development to find better, more efficient and safer ways of working. For too long now, we have carried out various highway maintenance activities in the same way as we did when I first came into the business more than 30 years ago".
"How do we as Directors and Managers not only give the gangs working out on the road the reassurance that we understand their issues, but also that we are doing all we can to help them to do their job as safely as possible and get home to their loved ones at the end of a hard day’s work in a challenging environment".
— Wayne Johnston, WJ Group
— Glyn Williams, SHEQ Director, Toppersfield Ltd
- TTC, DriverProject
Skanska Health and Wellbeing Hub - Supported by Lighthouse Charity, BOHS and Building Mental Health
4th November 10am
The Science of Wellbeing and Health
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Healthier Highways - Changing the Culture of Health Protection
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Covid-19 isn’t the only pandemic to affect the highways sector. For decades construction workers in the UK have experienced hazardous exposures resulting in thousands of deaths and new cases of ill-health each year. At the root of the issue is a lack of effective control, underpinned by poor awareness and understanding of health hazards at work. The M25, managed by Connect Plus, is one of the busiest motorways in Europe. In partnership with Steve Perkins Associates, Connect Plus has embarked on a ground breaking initiative called ‘Healthier Highways’ to raise awareness of health risks and improve control of exposures through occupational hygiene. Elaine Gazzini, Technical and Programme Director at Connect Plus and Steve Perkins, Managing Director at Steve Perkins Associates, will unpack the strategy and approach behind ‘Healthier Highways’ and introduce some of the early findings.
Our Speakers...
Steve Perkins MA CDir FIoD FInstP AFOH
Steve is an Executive Consultant and Coach working nationally and internationally in occupational health and safety. He is the Managing Director of Steve Perkins Associates Limited, an occupational hygiene and health consultancy specialising in strategic workplace health solutions.
Prior to this he served as the first CEO of BOHS – the UK’s Chartered professional and awarding body for occupational hygiene.
He is an experienced business leader having worked in the corporate and charitable sectors as an exec and non-exec director and as a trustee. Originally trained as a physicist with an Oxford MA, Steve is a Chartered Director, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and the Institute of Physics, and an Associate Member of the BOHS Faculty of Occupational Hygiene.
He is a regular conference speaker and writer on worker health protection and is passionate about the human and economic benefits of tackling the burden of occupational disease.
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Elaine Gazzini MEng CEng
Elaine is the technical and Programme Director at Connect Plus (M25). She is a Chartered Civil Engineer and has over 25 years’ experience working on major highway developments in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, developing significant expertise in leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.
Her expertise stems from her previous responsibilities including design development and feasibility, concept design, procurement, detailed design, contract administration and construction supervision of contracts, as well as the day-to-day management of engineering teams for highways projects.
Elaine is responsible for technical assurance of the renewals programme and delivery of the Asset Management Forward Plan, the Improvement works for the DBFO Co and Highways England, and the performance and development of the Connect Plus frameworks for the 30 year DBFO Co responsible for the M25 orbital motorway and its associated Link roads.