Human Recognition Systems

Carillion: Securing site access and managing workforce of construction workers at Southmead hospital

Carillion one of the UK’s leading construction companies approached Human Recognition Systems (HRS) to secure site access and manage workforce reporting while they completed the build of the Southmead super hospital in Bristol.

HRS deployed MSite on the Southmead Project to ensure that all employees have the correct credentials and accreditation to be on site through a series of reports including access and attendance, CSCS accreditation and Health and Safety.  The project team has also opted to take the MSite Environment module which allows them to report against locally sourced labour and travel to site carbon emissions supporting them to achieve compliance with BREEAM commitments.

Working in conjunction with Carillion, HRS added some bespoke elements to the core functionality of MSite to ensure that the project team met the tight deadlines and reported effectively and efficiently against project KPI’s.  A requirement of the project was to have a series of muster points around the perimeter for mass evacuation of the site in case of an emergency. HRS designed the muster point reporting module which integrates card readers installed at site egress points with the MSite software allowing each site operative to swipe a card as they exit site, this subsequently updates a live report which shows who is yet to leave site, which is then provided to the emergency services for full site evacuation and search procedures.

HRS has also addressed site concerns regarding the large number of enrolments for up to 2000, employees by adding pre-enrolment to the MSite solution. Pre-site enrolment provides sub-contractors the ability to log on to an online portal and pre-register all their worker details before presenting themselves to site. Carillion then take the contractors through the site specific induction. The benefit of this is a significant reduction in time spent enrolling people onto the system, eliminating queues and enabling workers onto site faster, and reducing the operational people requirements to induct the workers.

Carillion’s performance improvement director Zara Lamont says: “As well as smaller-scale sites, our large projects, such as the £430 million Bristol Southmead hospital, use the MSite product. The return on investment is reflected in having the most accurate method of site access security, which is integrated into our own back office systems. It’s easy to implement and use and, critically, helps us to adhere to important health and safety regulations.”