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Published

15th October 2011

Knowledge Type

Learning legacies

Organisation

, Olympic Delivery Authority , CLM

Major Project

London 2012

Reducing trip hazard during construction of steel reinforcement concrete slabs

Summary

Slips, trips and falls are one of the industry’s main causes of reportable three-day accidents. The concrete contractor at the Aquatics Centre, developed an innovative approach to reducing trips during construction of steel reinforced concrete slabs through the use of sacrificial wire mesh between steel reinforcement mats.