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Environment, health and safety

A building is judged by the people who made it, and by what the site does to the street.

Environment

Less harm, written down

Dust and wash water stay inside the hoarding.
Timber formwork is reused until it is honestly finished.
Night lighting points down, at the work, not into bedrooms.
Shade and ventilation are designed, not added as machines later.

Health

People on the site

Drinking water and a clean place to wash.
Shade for rest in the hot months.
A first-aid box that is actually stocked, and someone who knows it.
No one works a slab in open sandals.

Safety

The edge is the rule

Guardrails before the next pour, not after the inspection.
Harnesses where a rail cannot exist yet.
A morning brief when the work changes.
Stop-work authority for any supervisor who sees a bad edge.