Good Working Practice

An inspector witnessed this example of good working practice on a construction site in the West Midlands. These blocks had been previously lifted onto the loading bay on the first floor via a telehandler. As demonstrated in the photograph; they were then split down on to individual pallets ready to be delivered close to where bricklayers were working with the use of an all-terrain pallet truck. The splitting down required some twisting and stacking but this was rotated amongst workers and didn’t take long. The sensible measures put in place were planned to save time and reduce the need to lift, handle and carry the blocks around site, protecting workers from the risk of developing hes, pains and discomfort in muscles and joints known as musculoskeletal disorders.