Seamus Doyle SHEQ Manager

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• Seamus Doyle SHEQ Manager
• Group Member
• Sub Group
• Chair for the Training Communication

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• Project Summary
• Cutting any concrete or stone products can create
  hazards that can cause respiratory disease. The
  hazards can be eliminated or controlled and
  through this project we aim to identify a range
  of practical interventions to achieve this for
  all kerb, paving and block cutting activities. To
  deliver this goal we require
• A supply chain solution that works for all
• All stakeholders to help devise and take
  ownership of the solutions
• In line with HSE strategy to address Occupational
  Health issues (through its Disease Reduction
  Programme), this working group has been
  established to facilitate identification of
  interventions and lead on their implementation.

• The group consists of representatives from
• Construction
• Manufacturers
• Hire Companies Associations
• Local Authorities
• Highways Agency
• Subject Experts
• Training Bodies
• HSE

• A HSE web site has been established for
  stakeholders, to allow stakeholders to discuss
  issues with each other and directly with the
  working group members and communicate progress.
  We welcome your contribution to this work. Feel
  free to
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• View the sites documents
• Start a discussion

Rob Ellis (Project Manager) HSE
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Seamus Doyle - Daniel Contractors
Limited (National Joint Utilities Group) Denis
Doody - Union of Construction
Allied Trades and Technicians Tony OMara
- Union of Construction Allied Trades and
Technicians Ian Evans -
Association of Public Service Excellence/
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Hans
Fairley - Andrea Stihl Ltd John
Howe - Interpave Tony McCormack
- Paving Expert Sam Over
- Flintshire County Council David Rhodes
- Costain (Highways)/Civil Engineering
Contractors Association and Major Contractors
Group Phil Sutton - Durakerb
Andrew Bowden - European Power Tool
Association/Makita Rebecca Ward -
Construction Confederation David Pierre
- Hire Association Europe Steve Williams
- Highways Agency Kevin Fear
- Construction Skills Keith Harwood
- Surface Transport Streets (Transport for
London)
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There are and will still be problems..
Not everyone will comply overnight there will
still be operatives who think they will not be
affected.
There will still be operatives who take a chance
saying well, I only have one cut left, it wont
happen to me
From time to time there will be problems with the
components on the suppression kits.
Some operatives complain that sometimes water
suppression is a 2 man job.
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Project Close 2nd Quarter 2009
Project Launch
Select Best Options
1st Working Group Monitoring Meeting
1.Agree Best Options 2. Formulate Action Plan
2009
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Lord McKenzie
Need to encourage strong collaborative
relationships throughout the supply chain The
need to make construction healthier (Clearwater
2010). I cannot over-emphasise the importance of
getting key health risk messages through To SMEs.
There were an estimated 4.3 Million business in
the UK at the start 2005 and, of these 99.3
were less than 49 employees.
The construction industry employs around 2.1
million people, of which 849,000 are Estimated
to be self-employed contractors. Those working
for the smaller companies face a
disproportionately high-risk (roughly double) of
injury and ill health compared to Those working
for larger employers.
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you
can use To change the world.

Nelson Mandela
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• Silicosis has been known about for over 500 years

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• The Principal Contractor should be engaging with
• Clients
• Designers
• Product manufacturers
• Plant Hire Companys
• Supply Chain

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• Types of Contract
• Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
• Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
• Public Private Partnership (PPP)
• Design, Build, Finance Operate (DBFO)

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Is this acceptable on public highway?
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Or this?
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health effects of silicosis and COPD
In respect of suffering from silicosis or Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD what does this
all really mean for you? For thosewho are exposed
to the hazards a great deal. If we take exposure
to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust as an
example and say exposure to RCS above the
exposure limit over a long period, say from the
age of 20 to 40, this could mean
At  the early stage of lung disease you may
notice some occasional breathing difficulties,
occasional breathlessness when running for the
bus and possibly bouts of persistent coughing
Later on as the disease progresses you may need
an inhaler and find that you cannot sleep
properly through the night. You cannot play sport
and walking long distances may also be difficult.
By the time you are 60 you could be housebound in
need of regular portable oxygen from a
cylinder via a mask. Your doctor may be advising
you that you could soon need a wheel chair.
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If we cannot eliminate the risk, then we must put
adequate control measures in place
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To summarise the key points..

• The importance of consulting and engaging the
  workforce in the procurement of RPE and PPE is
• essential.
• Educating and raising awareness of the potential
  hazards if water suppression is not used.
• Accurate and meaningful risk assessments/method
  statements that are reviewed on a regular basis
• Tool Box Talks given on a regular basis to
  reinforce Risk Assessments and training
• Ensure that operators are competent and
  confident through training

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• He shortens his life and he hastens his death
• Tally hi-o, the grinder
• Will drink silica dust in every breath.
• Wont use a fan as he turns his wheel
• Wont wash his hands before he eats his meal
• But dies as he lives as hard as steel
• Where rests the heavier weight of shame?
• On the famine-price contractors head
• Or the workmans under-taught and fed
• Who grinds his own bones and his childs for
  bread
• (Anon.)