THE VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY
THE CEF HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE, SAFETY REBOOT, RETURNS FOR A THIRD YEAR IN JANUARY 2023…
Safety Reboot 2023
T his January, CEF’s month-long Safety Reboot programme aims to encourage construction companies to stop work once a week for about 15 minutes, to take time to focus on key areas of health and safety. The CEF Health & Safety committee has provided resources to enable all in the NI construction industry to get involved. Question packs can be used to stimulate discussion on the chosen topic and a helpful discussion aid is available for each subject to reassure the member of staff facilitating the discussion. It’s an important programme for companies to support, and to involve as many staff as possible. There are 11 wide-
Launching Safety Reboot 2023, CEF’s Health & Safety committee members (L-R): Jonathan Caughey, CEF; Donna McCullagh, Adman Civil Projects; David Wallace, Henry Brothers; Caroline Hughes, Heron Bros with Jerome Hamill MSM Contracts.
launch Safety Reboot for its third year. The initiative has been well-supported since it began, and we hope to have the most engagement yet this year. The Health & Safety committee has put together a fantastic set of resources to get discussion going on subjects that whilst well-known to construction workers, are the most important to be considered on a regular basis. With the initiative running throughout January, it puts Health and Safety at the forefront of everyone’s mind as the industry embarks on a New Year. Overall, Safety Reboot is a wonderful opportunity for NI construction firms to show off the effort they put into Health and Safety on a daily basis to keep their sites and staff safe. I would really encourage construction companies to get involved.”
ranging topics to choose from including working at height, slips, trips and falls, mobile plant and equipment and mental health. Specifically, in relation to mental health, CEF has recently been involved in the launch of the Building Mental Health Alliance (BMHA). CITBNI have produced a short awareness video on behalf of BHMA which demonstrates to construction workers the importance of looking out for their colleagues and that support exists for those experiencing mental ill health. It’s a fantastic resource and will help to facilitate discussion on the hugely important topic of mental health. The video and other resources will be available on the CEF website www.cefni.co.uk . Jonathan Caughey, Federation Manager at the CEF commented, “We are delighted to
Safety Reboot topics:
• Site Reinduction • Working at height • Slips, trips and falls • Mobile plant and equipment • Mental health • Occupational health (vibration, noise and dust) • Temporary works • Emergency procedures and fire safety • Asbestos • Respirable crystalline silica • Underground services
Social media posts highlighting your involvement should be shared through the hashtag #safetyreboot2023
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