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A new Covid-19 construction industry research report has revealed that despite the pandemic individual and team effectiveness and productivity has increased<\/h2>\n

Balfour Beatty<\/a>, GKR Scaffolding<\/a>, Kier<\/a>, Mace<\/a>, Morgan Sindall<\/a>, and Skanska<\/a> have published a new Covid-19 industry research report, conducted by Loughborough University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The independent ‘COVID-19 and construction: Early lessons for a new normal?<\/a>\u2019 report, based on research conducted by Loughborough University experts into six UK major construction schemes, explores the industry\u2019s health and safety<\/a> response to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

It also explores the potential medium to long-term benefits arising from extending and embedding these new working practices.<\/p>\n

The Covid-19 industry research demonstrates how the changes made during the pandemic reflect a phenomenal effort by site staff, frontline workers and occupational health and safety<\/a> professionals to adapt safely and efficiently to the rapidly evolving situation.<\/p>\n

Research findings<\/h3>\n

The research identified that despite overall site productivity being harmfully impacted due to social distancing requirements, individual and team effectiveness and productivity had increased for a number of reasons. These reasons include better and more detailed task planning, reduced waiting time between tasks, increased space and therefore less \u201coverlap\u201d of trades, a boost in the use of technological solutions, more responsibility for individuals and less meetings.<\/p>\n

The research also explored the effects of working from home<\/a> and found that, notwithstanding the cost, flexibility and productivity benefits, making this a permanent solution could have a negative impact on employees with a rise in social isolation and uncertainty of expectations.<\/p>\n

Whilst new approaches have been adopted in response to Covid-19, the report presents several recommendations that should be taken before these approaches can become truly embedded into the industry\u2019s ways of working.<\/p>\n

In doing so, the construction industry can make substantial, lasting and transformative changes to working practices, productivity and efficiency.<\/p>\n

Health, safety and wellbeing at the heart<\/h3>\n

Russell Adfield, the Health and Safety Executive\u2019s head of construction sector and policy, said: \u201cThis industry-led report highlights the significance of having Construction, Design and Management regulations (CDM 2015)<\/a> \u2013 to ensure effective communication, co-operation\u00a0and co-ordination of workplace practices to both protect workers from risk and allow projects to advance, even in the most difficult of times.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvolving workers and the supply chain in planning and designing the work is an essential component in developing trust and achieving positive behaviour which will ensure the industry continues to play a critical role in stimulating the economy as we respond to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of what all companies do, it is clear that the learnings from Covid-19<\/a> should extend beyond the lockdown period and shape the whole industry for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read the report in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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