Clifford Devlin scoops Skanska safety award

Demolition contractor, Clifford Devlin, was awarded Skanska’s monthly safety award for topping its sub-contractor health & safety league table at the Borough Viaduct project in February.

Despite discharging one of the more high risk operations of the project the London-based contractor was able to collect the prize ahead of several other sub-contractors that work on-site.

“At any one time, Clifford Devlin have over twenty operatives on the site so this award is a testament to their ability to manage the health and safety of their considerable workforce,” says Jonathan Eames, Construction Manager at Skanska, “We have been particularly impressed with their responsiveness, the attitude of their foreman towards health and safety and their contribution to the general tidiness of the site.”

The health and safety league scheme, which has been introduced to all Skanska UK Civil Engineering sites from February 2010, is designed to implement the company’s health and safety procedures across all of its sub-contractors and create some uniformity within its supply chain.

Contractors at all major construction sites managed by Skanska Civil Engineering are rated against several safety criteria including:

• Application of safe systems 
• Degree of supervision 
• Incidents/near misses 
• Correct use of PPE 
• Tool box talks

Rob Unwin, Clifford Devlin’s Project Manager has attended Skanska’s training course for implementing its site health and safety procedures.

The £1million enabling works at Borough Viaduct involves the demolition of several structures to make way for a new section of viaduct to increase the capacity of through lines from London Bridge Station. The works include the removal of the roof and first floor of the Wheatsheaf Public House and the demolition of a retail/office block in Borough High Street.

The project, which is part of the £5.5 billion Thamslink programme, is designed to upgrade London Bridge Station and allow for an extra 50% rail capacity at peak times.

For more information about Skanska’s Health & Safety League please contact Jonathan Eames or Iain Kirk at Clifford Devlin on Tel: 020 7538 8721 or email ik@clifford-devlin.co.uk.