Prize Draw Quiz Answers

Answers to the prize draw quiz from our Refurbishment SHAD and Exhibition can be found here.  Details of the lucky winners and prizes will be posted shortly.

Do you carry out refurbishment work? 

If so, our next event is aimed at you!  Our Refurbishment SHAD will be held on Tuesday, 24th January 2012 at The Durham Centre, just off the A1 / A690 junction heading towards Durham.  As usual, tea / coffee and bacon butties will be provided and there'll also an exhibition with distributors and suppliers of new equipment, services, ideas and solutions. 

Also available is heavily subsidised UKATA Accredited Asbestos Awareness training courses* and Risk Assessment Workshops at the same event.  Booking forms are available to download on the regional Events webpage.  For further information, please contact Debbie Flynn.

UKATA Accredited Asbestos Awareness training courses usually £55 - only £10 at this event - check booking form to see if you qualify.

Managing Working at Height 

Two of our North East group members are organising an event - Managing working at height - on Thursday, 17th November in Seaham.  The interactive morning session will look at the legislation, procedures and solutions to the risks of working at height.  There will also be a number of demonstrations such as - Gotcha (a rescue demonstration from height); advanced guardrail; Tetra Ladder Safe equipment; and more!  To book a place please contact Leanne by email or phone 0191 374 0233. 

CDM and the Olympics: Current Best Practice

Presentations from this event are now available for download - click on the links below:

An Olympic Legacy - Lawrence Waterman, Head of Health and Safety, Olympic Delivery Authority

Preventing accidents through CDM - Alasdair Green, HM Inspector of Health and Safety, HSE

The Quest for Designer Competence - James Ritchie, Head of Corporate Affairs, Association for Project Safety

Communicating Effectively - Georgios Piperopoulos PhD, Ret Professor of Communications and PR, University of Macedonia

July Newsletter

The latest edition of the Newsletter is available to download.

Groundworks SHAD

We held our first SHAD aimed at Groundworkers on 11th May 2011 at Marsden Quarry, Whitburn.  Over 150 people attended and saw a range of practical demonstrations including safe trenchwork, groundworks as confined space, worked with buried services, unloading/loading lorries and safe use of quick hitches.  Thankfully the day remained dry and sunny and the views of the quarry were amazing - click on the picture on the left to view some more photographs of the day.  

Event Booking Forms available to download

Booking forms for the High 5 SHAD on 30th March 2011 at Durham County Cricket Club, the Scaffolding SHAD on 12th April at Tanfield Lea and the Groundworks SHAD on 11th May 2011 at Marsden Quarry are now available to download.

National Apprenticeship Week 2011

National Apprenticeship Week takes place from Monday, 7th to Friday, 11th February 2011 with ConstructionSkills hosting a breakfast event for local construction employers at the Travel Lodge, Silverlink, Newcastle, NE28 9ND on Wednesday, 9th February.  WWT North East member Stephen Race, Seymour (Civil Engineering Contractors) Ltd will be representing our regional group at the event which has been designed to assist you to grow your business by:

• introducing you to other key stakeholders
• providing information on training your workforce
• advise you on grants which you may be eligible for

Breakfast rolls, tea and coffee will be available.  Click here for information on how to reserve a place.

December Newsletter

The latest edition of the Newsletter is now available to download. 

White Van Roadshow 

The North East’s first “White Van Roadshow” tour kicked off on 18th October and visited sites around the region - the tour spent two days in Middlesbrough, two days in Newton Aycliffe, and finished with a day in Sunderland on 22nd October.  At each site, we met as many construction workers as possible - approximately 500 in total!  We highlighted some of the dangers they face every day and there were practical demonstrations on new safety equipment.  Each worker received a "goody bag" and entered their evaluation sheets into a draw for an HD TV / DVD Combi - Neil Preece from Airedale was the lucky winner.  For more photographs click on the image on the left. 

July Newsletter

The latest edition of the Newcastle Construction Division Newsletter is now available to download. 

Future Programme

Following the AGM and meeting on 17th June 2010, Working Well Together North East have decided to organise the following events during the next year - High 5 Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD), Groundworks SHAD and a White Van Roadshow Tour.  Keep checking our Events webpage for further details.

Launch Event

More than 200 construction workers attended our launch event at Wynyard Park, Billingham on 28th April 2010.

Builders, scaffolders, roofers, electricians, joiners, painters and other construction workers were given a series of presentations on everything from silica dust awareness to reducing risks from manual handling.

There was also an exhibition with distributors and suppliers of new equipment, services, ideas and solutions, plus a health and safety prize draw quiz with first prize being a Wii Fit and Console.

The day was a huge success and the fact that so many construction workers attended shows just how important the industry considers health and safety issues.  Robert Burrell from Stockton Borough Council Highways Department said "The course was very good. One of the best I have been on." whilst Pat McCourt from Mears Group Plc said "It was very well organised with relevant content.  Excellent event." 

Huge thanks to the presenters, and all those who gave their help and time in making the event the success it was.

 Silica Awareness Events

Throughout March 2010 members of WWT NE attended various builders merchants in the region and advised small building contractors on health and safety issues, including the dangers of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) found in building products such as bricks, flags, tiles and concrete.  There are some useful resources that can be used for toolbox talks or presentations including an information leaflet, a Presentation and video (approx 5mins 30secs).  There's also an interesting video from 1938!

Additionally, BSIF and HSE, together with a number of safety industry stakeholders, have launched the 'Clean Air? Take Care!' campaign which focuses on overcoming the often ineffective use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE).  There are some useful resources from their website including an RPE Product Selection Guide and a toolbox talk helping you to correctly select and use respirators.