FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION AT HEATHROW
Eave's technology transforms noise on site
As part of their ‘Time for Change’ health and safety improvement initiative, Ferrovial Construction worked with Eave on site at the Heathrow Airport expansion project.
The Eave system enabled Ferrovial to access data on the wear-rate of hearing protection, noise levels and locations. It also provided simple, actionable insights to tackle noise at source and evaluate noise management interventions.
“Until now the risk assessment of noise has relied on ad-hoc noise monitoring giving just a snapshot of what’s happening on site. This technology operates in the background for as long as it’s being worn giving data specific to the individual and locations on site in a much more accessible way. The technology is proving beneficial in all the ways we hoped for.”
COSTAIN SKANSKA AT HS2
HS2 partnered with Eave to prevent occupational deafness
Eave partnered with HS2 and its Euston early works contractor CSJV (Costain SkanskaJoint Venture) to take major steps towards eliminating work-related hearing damage.
We used HS2’s London construction sites as a testbed to perfect the latest version of our hearing protection technology, the Eave FocusLite, which uses smart technology to locate and measure noise across a construction site.
“Sixty-eight per cent of all claims against employers are for occupational deafness, which underlines the importance of Eave’s innovation for improving employee health in the sector. As the largest infrastructure project in British history, employing tens of thousands of people and stretching across the 2020s and 2030s we can use HS2’s scale to introduce improvements to working conditions and employee wellbeing that permanently changes the industry for good.””
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VOLKERLASER A3 PILING WORKS
The Eave system protects operatives from hazardous noise
Our clients at VolkerLaser trialed the Eave system which allowed operatives on site to work safely in noisy environments. They used our advanced ear defenders and software platform to provide accurate and real time noise data for managers.
Piling works are taking place on the side of the A3 Guildford University Interchange, where there are consistent levels of noise from the road and intermittently, extremely loud levels of noise from the pilings works taking place.
Noise on the VolkerLaser project was assessed as a significant risk to operatives and the Eave system provided an opportunity to effectively protect the hearing of their workforce.
Operatives working on the piling works used Eave’s new FocusLite ear defenders which allow the wearer to hear normal conversation whilst omitting harmful and ambient noise. The ear defenders utilise multiple microphones built both internally and externally, to gauge the levels of noise being produced where works are taking place.
“I am really pleased we are ‘raising the bar’ in terms of protecting against potential hearing loss. The Eave system provided us with an opportunity to effectively protect the hearing of our workforce. Their software platform, Peak, allowed me to know exactly where harmful noise levels were coming from and whether or not hearing protection was being worn correctly.”
Read more about how Eave transformed noise on the VolkerLaser Guildford project here
