Newly privatised oil and pipeline network, requiring that Mosaic on-line reach!

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In March 2015, the government announced it had agreed to sell the GPSS (Government Pipeline Storage System) to Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos
(CLH) for £82m, with CLH taking over operation of the GPSS on 30 April 2015. A contractual agreement between the MoD and CLH ensured military fuel requirements continued to be met using the GPSS.

The efficient operation and maintenance of the Government’s Pipeline and Storage System is crucial to the national interest due to its strong links to the military

Government Pipeline and Storage System pre-privatisation

and economy of the country. The network carries around 40 percent of Britain’s aviation fuel around the country, supplying sites such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as British and U.S military airbases in England and Scotland.

CLH has already review existing working practices and a schedule of programmed works to ensure that this longstanding and vital UK asset is transformed from a military necessity of the war years into a commercial proposition excelling in efficiency, safety and reliability.

They chose the Mosaic system to help them improve working practices and the health & safety record across this vast network. They virtually use all elements of the Mosaic system from the competency platform with SkillCheck at its core. This is utilised in tandem with the Mosaic Occupational Health module and the Mosaic Induction Manager. Due to the high number of safety critical roles evident across the network, Mosaic Briefing Manager, most notably during Toolbox talks, is used to great effect. Having a robust ‘Competency Management System’ that has bolt-ons, such as Mosaic Briefing Manager, and is delivered on-line is proving a success in this newly privatised operation.

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Mosaic helps Costain deliver on marine tunnelling project at Hinkley Point C

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Costain, one of the UK’s leading engineering solutions providers, is delighted be a major contract partner in the construction of the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. Costain has started work and will provide the design and delivery of the water cooling systems for the nuclear power station.

Costain will design and construct three marine tunnels, around 11km in total length and each one approximately seven metres in diameter, to take in cooling water from the Severn Estuary for the nuclear reactor before it is cleansed, recycled and returned. They will also be building a jetty at the site.

Mosaic Management Systems will provide an on-line competency management system to support site management on this project. A 500+ strong workforce will be deployed on this phase of the project. Mosaic has been working with Costain now for a number of years, which means data can be migrated across from previous projects that Mosaic has been deployed on. The unique ability of the Mosaic system is that it has a ‘Network Passport’ allowing relevant work details to be transferred across, thus saving considerable time during set up of a new project.

John Micciche MD of Mosaic said “We have worked with Costain on numerous projects now and we are extremely pleased that they have chosen us once again, particularly on such a ground-breaking project.”

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Work on Thames Tideway Tunnel commences with Mosaic’s Competency Management System at its core

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After years of planning, construction work for the new 25 kilometre interception, storage and transfer tunnel running up to 65 metres below the river, known as the Thames Tideway Tunnel, started at the back end of 2016. Beginning in west London, the main tunnel generally follows the route of the River Thames to Limehouse, where it then continues north-east to Abbey Mills Pumping Station near Stratford. There it will be connected to the Lee Tunnel, which will transfer the sewage to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. Overflows of untreated sewage into the tidal River Thames add up to tens of millions of tonnes every year. This is unacceptable and the Thames Tideway Tunnel will finally clean up the capital’s river after years of polution.

Thames Tideway Tunnel - the solution in brief

A joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Ferrovial Agroman has landed the largest Central section drive worth £600m-£900m. The Eastern section of the tunnel has been bagged by a Costain, Vinci and Bachy joint venture and is expected to cost £500m-£800m. Another three-way consortium consisting of Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall and Morgan Sindall has picked up the shorter western tunnel drive, which is expected to be worth somewhere between £300m-£500m.

Cross-section of Thames Tideway Tunnel plans
Cross-section of Thames Tideway Tunnel plans

The tunnels will be dug with a gently sloping gradient, falling 1m for every 790m it travels at a depth up to 60m below the

Tunnel Boring Machine at Lee Tunnel - Thames Tideway Project
Tunnel Boring Machine at Lee Tunnel – Thames Tideway Project

surface. Under the present programme, construction is expected to start in 2016 and conclude in 2023. The total Thames Tideway Project is estimated to cost around £4.2bn at 2011 prices. Around £1.4bn of the Thames Tideway Tunnel’s construction cost will be financed by Thames Water and £2.8bn by Thames Tideway Tunnel Ltd.

Mosaic Management Systems is delighted to be involved with such a prestigious engineering project and will be providing a universal system covering all three sections of the build. Certain parts of our system are already in use inducting / onboarding workers and assigning them to the correct job role via our SkillCheck application.  Toolbox talks are being issued and recorded on PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistant) while evidence, such as qualification and CSCS cards, relating to workers is being up loaded via our new Evidence Manager addition.

John Micciche MD of the company commented “We have been working in the Water Sector for a while now and have accumulated a lot of experience in this industry, but it is always great to be involved in such a high profile project”.

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Mosaic ‘Competency Management System’ involved in Crossrail’s delivery of Bond Street station

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A joint venture between Costain and Skanska to build Crossrail’s Bond Street station is up and running. This is the last of the main construction contracts for the new line’s central section stations.

Bond Street Crossrail station will be directly connected to the neighbouring Tube station allowing passengers to interchange between Crossrail and London Underground services. When completed the £300million redevelopment will transform the station delivering:

  • A dramatic increase in station capacity ahead of the completion of Crossrail;
  • A new entrance and ticket hall north of Oxford Street to increase capacity and provide step-free access to both the Central and Jubilee lines;
  • New escalators and an additional access route to the Jubilee line to reduce congestion; An improved interchange between Central and Jubilee lines;
  • Step-free access to the new Crossrail station;
  • and Improved pedestrian areas around the station with new seating and lighting;

More than 155,000 passengers currently use Bond Street Tube station every day, a figure that’s expected to rise to over 225,000 with the arrival of Crossrail in 2017.

The Mosaic competency management system has been chosen on this JV project to provide an on-line ‘Network Passport’ platform to deliver Project Inductions and SkillCheck. The project lead also proposes to use the Mosaic Occupational Health module and Mosaic Briefing Manager. Recording of toolbox talks is seen by the management team as a crucial means of delivering and reinforcing safety messages across the site.

When Costain were awarded the £700 million contract to redevelop London Bridge station – Mosaic were delighted to support this venture

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Mosaic Management Systems were delighted to be involved in this project when Costain were awarded the £700 million contract to redevelop London Bridge station by Network Rail back in May 2013. They have undertaken this work in phases, in order for the station to remain open and operational throughout construction. Around 54 million passengers travel through London Bridge station each year. By the end of the project in 2018, there will be much improved facilities and two- thirds more space for passengers.

During the continuing period of the build, Costain made provisions to track the workforce’s use of machinery, tools and issuing of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment). As they had 1000+ workers on site, they set up a designated storeroom on site manned by 7 Store Men over a 24 hour opening period. Utilising Mosaic’s expertise they were able to book out and back in all equipment used by the workforce and attach this activity to an individual’s record. Thus, ensure a complete record of the exchange and record of inspections throughout the equipment’s life. During the project’s life to date, there has been over 1.4 million transactions where tools and stock have been accessed and returned.

London Bridge Redevelopment
London Bridge Redevelopment – A sky view of the vast works being undertaken

In addition they employed a full-time nurse on site from the outset, to undertake on-line medicals and depending upon the job, surveillance tests. These included hearing, eyesight, HAVS etc. Mosaic was used to support the occupational health work on this rail project and ensure all records were updated with the relevant information. Alerts were particularly useful to remind the nurse and key members of the management team about renewal dates.

A14 Extension – Online Competency & Site Management Systems making this more than just a road

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A14 represents a huge Joint Venture projects in the constrction sector
A14 represents a huge Joint Venture project that will entail complex management processes between its partners

The government has now committed up to £1.5 billion investment to improve the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon and Mosaic Management Systems is at the heart of this project with its integrated site management software. This vital road upgrade will eventually relieve congestion, unlock growth and help to connect communities.

The project includes a major new bypass to the south of Huntingdon, widening part of the existing A14 between Swavesey and Girton, widening part of the A14 Cambridge northern bypass, widening a section of the A1 between Brampton and Alconbury and demolition of the A14 viaduct at Huntingdon.

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The Joint Venture consortium that was awarded the contract comprises of Costain, Skanska, Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Atkins and CH2M. The Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) represented by Highways England and the six major contractors wanted to use the services of a single online platform to manage its site access, working practises and employee training, whereby contractors were issued with site cards working in conjunction with Smart Phone Apps and PDA hand held devices.

The IDT have stated from the outset that their aims is to deliver an exemplar project across the board for its client. Following on from a rigorous tender process that was seeking an innovative solution for site management, the Mosaic suite of products was chosen. The system was favoured over other solutions because it provides the client with a flexible and unique online platform to record all contractor activity on site encompassing Induction Management, CMS/Skill Gap analysis, fatigue & risk management, access integration, assessment & training, and stock & asset control via issued smart cards.

Mosaic Management Systems Managing Director John Micciche commented by saying:

snip_20161010124456 about us“We are extremely pleased to win this tender on such a prestigious project, as it will showcase how our online system can provide an end to end solution, while delivering across a dynamic working environment for the life of the project.”

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Costain Skanska JV wins £40m Paddington underground link contract – Mosaic goes along for the ride!

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Costain, the engineering solutions provider, in joint venture (JV) with Skanska UK, has won the contract to create an underground link between Paddington Station’s Crossrail and Bakerloo Line platforms for London Underground Limited (LUL). The contract is worth approximately £20m to the Costain Group.

The 125m-long tunnelled link will also incorporate two escalators and a lift and will alleviate congestion, whilst minimising the interchange time between Crossrail and Bakerloo Line.

The link is scheduled to be handed over in August 2018, and final completion in December 2018. A spokeswoman for Network Rail said the work will “significantly improve the station’s facilities and provide passengers with a better travelling experience”.

Costain and Skanska have utilised Mosaics core competency management systems once again on this project. Centrally controlled inductions where contractors book themselves onto the course is something in the offing for this innovative project. John Micciche MD of Mosaic “We are always happy to listen to the client’s desired specification and deliver bespoke solutions where possible.”

Biosite technology in action at Wates Innovation Day

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Biosite will be showcasing their integrated technology solutions at Wates Innovation Day on 8th June.biosite-wates-case-study-logo

Wates personnel will get to see firsthand how Biosite technology streamlines operations and ultimately leads to enhanced health and safety and cost savings at over 100 Wates sites across the UK.

Simon Young, Senior SHE Advisor, Wates UK comments, “From online registration and induction, fingerprint access, near miss capture on ruggedized touchscreen tablets, right through to CCTV, time-lapse and visual streaming live from other sites – Bisoite technology will be on show and underpinning the smooth running of the event.”

Wates & Biosite – The story so far

Since 2011 Wates has chosen to partner with Biosite to ensure secure and efficient operations at over 100 of their construction sites. This working relationship was formalised in March 2015, with the commitment of a framework agreement.

At the recent £60m Lot 2 – North West Cambridge Development Wates are benefitting from the full range of end-to-end systems and services from Biosite including: a Wates branded cabin fully fitted with turnstiles, media screens in the canteen as well as on site security guards.

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“We are delighted to be showcasing our latest technology at Wates Innovation day and look forward to meeting key Wates personnel and networking with providers of innovative initiatives. The introduction of fingerprint-enabled tablets and online site induction at the North West Cambridge Development is a prime example of the way we continually innovate with Wates. I am sure the Innovation Day will be a great success and look forward to a thriving working relationship with Wates over the coming years.”

About Biosite

Established in 2010 and currently employing over 45 people, Birmingham-based Biosite provide integrated technology for innovative construction companies.

From fingerprint site access, fire safety and workforce management solutions, to CCTV and manned security services – Biosite’s technology streamlines day-to-day operations, reduces cost and mitigates risk.

With in-house research, software development and production capability, Biosite are uniquely positioned to respond rapidly to customer needs and the ever-increasing health and safety requirements of the UK construction industry.

BAM Shoreham Viaduct implement Biosite for Security, Fire and First Aid System

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BAM Shoreham Viaduct implement Biosite for Security, Fire and First Aid System

The system is a way of receiving data from employees as an aid to create a safer working environment for all.

The system was supplied and installed by Biosite, and comprises of a biometric fingerprint recognition turnstile – although this is not a new technology we have found it already to be a fundamental safety tool for this project, more specifically as a way of knowing who is on the bridge carrying out work in the case of an emergency.

All site personnel and visitors are logged in to the system as part of site induction, they all then have their index fingerprints taken and their CSCS cards are scanned. This brings up their details and they are then prompted to answer a health questionnaire.

This questionnaire gathers data such as whether they are taking any prescription drugs as well as information such as their next of kin contact details etc. When completed they are then authorised to enter the construction side of the site.

On pressing of the fire button the turnstile automatically reverts to a free wheel, allowing the personnel on the bridge to either exit via the turnstile, or one of the two alternative emergency exits.

The system then automatically prints out a list of personnel who have entered through the turnstile – this list can then be used for the roll call in the event of an emergency.

Additionally, the system allows recording of any out of hours site activity, as well as during site working hours – see site monitoring screen.

The system is armed / disarmed at set times, these times are sent weekly to the manned external monitoring station, any activity is picked up by the motion sensors or infrared cameras between these times.

The cameras will prompt the operator to give a verbal warning to the intruders via the speaker system, this prompts a call to the key holder or police if required.

The selling point for this system was the wireless fire / first aid emergency call points(photo previous page), these house two fire extinguishers, a plan of the site showing the various areas covered by each point, and details of the fire and first aid action plan – they are positioned in the site compound and on the bridge scaffold deck.

If the fire button is pressed in area 2, all of the sirens on the emergency points are activated, along with the master in the site office control point, which will also indicate what area the fire is in. All personnel will then evacuate to the muster point for a roll call.

When the first aid button is pressed, the siren will only activate on that call point and in the site office control point, this will give a definitive location for the first aider to attend as the activated point is displayed on the screen.

The general consensus is that this system or one similar should be adopted as a BAMNuttall /Southern Shield standard as it covers all bases.

St George PLC Case Study: 10,000 Operatives – 10 Access Points – CCTV

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St. George PLC stgeorgespecialise in high quality mixed use regeneration schemes. Their flagship One Tower Bridge project is a prestigious development overlooking the river Thames in London designed by architects Squire & Partners.

Work at the One Tower Bridge site began in early 2013 and will last approximately 4 years seeing the construction of eight individual  residential buildings and a boutique 5* hotel on this landmark location.

The main contractor, Berkeley Homes, selected the security firm, Acetech security and biometric experts, Biosite Systems, to manage the large workforce of more than 10,000 operatives and enhance security throughout the project.

Working with Berkeley Homes, Biosite Systems tailored their leading biometric site access control and workforce management platform Biosite to meet site specific requirements. Together with Acetech security, Biosite Systems continue to manage 10 access points and multiple CCTV cameras in order to provide a total site security solution.

Biosite utilises advanced fingerprint biometrics to manage the entire workforce onsite without the use of cards or PIN numbers. Berkeley Homes are able to collate crucial site reports against workforce key performance indicators, whilst ensuring adherence to pre-defined site health and safety policies.  This provides Berkeley Homes with a reliable site access and workforce management system that delivers cost efficiencies.