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Programme of improvements
Tarmac Northern > Concrete and Mortar North, County Durham > 0191 4924000
Following a thorough re-assessment of all procedures, Tarmac Northern’s Concrete and
Mortar North division made a raft of improvements to ensure site assured competency. These include:
• employing only approved contractors
• developing up-to-date site specific and generic risk assessments and safe systems
• re-structuring the department and creating a team leader role: now team leaders, operations
coordinators and a transport supervisor report to operations managers
• making planned plant closures for maintenance
• creating a manual used by all staff that demonstrates the procedures for compliance and safety
assurance during maintenance work
• expanding training programmes and modules and putting all operational staff back through the
induction process.
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Cautionary warning notes
Foster Yeoman > 01373 456762
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To provide proof to HSE Inspectors that managers had consulted staff and contractors on breaches of
health & safety, Foster Yeoman has introduced a Cautionary Warning Note system.
Foster Yeoman is in the process of integrating its warning note system with its in-house training system.
One transgression triggers a re-examination of the individual on the relevant training module; the issue of
two notes requires the individual to re-attend (and be tested on) the full two-day induction programme.
Finally, it was agreed with the workforce more than three notes in a calendar year would trigger a
counselling process with that individual’s line manager.
Training – confined spaces
Tarmac Group > 01793 698600
When no training course for entry into confined spaces could be found that was tailored to the quarrying
industry, Tarmac created its own. A meeting was arranged with Mines Rescue and EPIC where the concept
of three courses, aimed at quarry management, their employees and contractors, was established:
• 1-day: managing confined spaces
• 2-day: entry into confined spaces
• toolbox talk for all site operations.
The management of confined spaces course covers the identification of confined spaces, their assessment,
categorisation and the safe systems and precautions that need to be adopted, including emergency
situations. On completion of the course, each delegate is provided with a briefing pack and PowerPoint
presentation to enable them to provide awareness training to other employees.
The courses have proved successful with the operatives as, although they embrace legislation, they also
make learning interesting and interactive wherever possible. The training has received EPIC accreditation
and is now available to the whole industry.