New safety campaign for Olympics project

Dennis Hone the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), has launched a new safety campaign for the site.

The safety push is designed to encourage workers to stay focussed on personal safety and the safety of colleagues as the number of workers peaks and the type of work changes from heavy construction to fitting-out the venues.

“The change in leadership at the ODA does not mean there is any change in direction,” explains Hone.“In 2011 we will continue to focus on hitting our milestones, bearing down on costs and completing the venue construction on time. We will also continue to prioritise the health and safety of the 12,000- strong workforce who are building world-class sporting venues, new bridges, roads and infrastructure, parklands and housing.

With the tag-line, ‘the countdown is on’, the new campaign promotes health, safety and environment messages and is being rolled out to all workers on site through site posters, special safety briefings and branded Oyster card holders with safety messages and scratch cards which reward with London 2012 merchandise.

The Olympic Park has achieved 17 sets of a million hours worked without a reportable incident since 2006 and has a far better safety record than the industry average.