NEWSFLASH
SAFETY FIRST AS KENNETHOLME FLIES THE FLAG
FOR GRUNDON Grundon Sand & Gravel’s flagship Kennetholme quarry hosted the prestigious annual Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD), organised by the South East Quarries and Landfill Group (SEQLG), a voluntary group made up of quarry and landfill operators, on Tuesday 15th September.
More than 120 people, including quarry and landfill operators, safety representatives, advisors and operatives, attended the event, which was designed to highlight the importance of health and safety issues.
Neil Grundon, deputy chairman of Grundon Sand & Gravel, opened the event and told the audience he was extremely proud of the company’s involvement.
“We are delighted to be hosting this very important event, which provides an opportunity to learn and share best practice, as well as putting the emphasis on providing good, sound practical advice,” he said.
STONEHENGE MISTAKENLY CONTAMINATED
WITH ASBESTOS Topsoil contaminated with asbestos was accidentally used to grass over part of a road at Stonehenge, the
“We take site safety and best practice extremely seriously and take great pride in ensuring that our own sites operate to the highest possible safety standards for employees and visitors alike.
“Safety must always be paramount within our industry and having the opportunity to learn from the experts at events such as this, and see the latest tools and equipment available, is a valuable opportunity for all of us as we strive to do even better.
The day-long programme included the opportunity to visit several different areas of the quarry and watch demonstrations on eight different health and safety-related topics, including working at height; manual handling;
World Heritage site that attracts 1.3 million visitors a year.
The work was part of a project by English Heritage to improve the landscape around the ancient monument. As part of the revamp, a section of the former A344 next to the stones was shut and grassed over.
The mistake was discovered in August 2014 by contractors working on the new £20 million Stonehenge visitor centre.
vehicle and pedestrian safety and visibility; and fault finding and guarding.
Also on show was some of Grundon Sand & Gravel’s own operating equipment, including a new giant £200,000 loading shovel and a giant excavator delivered for the day from its Frith End quarry.
David Isham, chairman of the SEQLG safety group, praised Grundon Sand & Gravel for volunteering to host the day, saying: “We were delighted when they stepped forward and we hope it will encourage others to do the same. The Grundon team has put in a lot of time into helping to promote health and safety and it was an excellent event.”
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English Heritage insisted its contractor replace the topsoil, which was done overnight during the course of a week.
An unnamed source told the Daily Mirror the contractors spent an additional £100,000 removing the asbestos using special equipment.
The source accused English Heritage of clearing the asbestos overnight “because they did not want the publicity”.
However, a spokesperson for English Heritage commented: “To avoid any inconvenience to the public and our visitors, this work took place over a couple of nights, outside of normal visiting hours.
“There was no cover up in any sense – we had no option but to carry out the work outside visitor opening times.”
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