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Scott Cam, Host of The Block and SafetyCulture Brand Ambassador.
Navigating production and construction with SafetyCulture on the set of The Block. The film set for The Block isn’t your typical building site. Picture a jam-packed construction site, chuck in a production crew and the demands of a tight filming schedule and there you have it — an average day on the hit reality TV show. You see all different walks of life meeting on-site, from contestants and tradies to local celebrities. Not everyone there has a trades background, so making sure everyone is able to work safely together on site is a big priority. This year, all contestants used iAuditor by SafetyCulture to tackle their safety inspections.
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Our team visited the site to help set them up and were very impressed with the level of communication and collaboration we saw. The Block has robust safety practices and employs experts in their fields. We spoke to a few of them on set, including their safety leads, site manager, and SafetyCulture Ambassador and Host of The Block, Scott Cam. For them, there’s always more to learn when it comes to improving systems and ways of doing things. Digitisation was a huge
The Building Blocks of Safety and Quality Luke Anear, Founder and CEO, SafetyCulture
Working with the safety leads and foremen, we spun up crucial inspection capabilities for contestants in iAuditor, from daily pre-start checks to opportunity — not just for Safe Work Method Statement safety but for efficiency as reviews. Each house consults well. Here’s how we helped with tradesmen on potential make it happen. safety issues and procedures to make sure their day starts Going behind the scenes off the right way. It’s a Early mornings are one of the proactive approach to safety. busiest times on set. They’ve Everyone takes ownership of got up to 60 people they need the tasks at hand. to issue permits to and arrange With data centralized in inductions for. As with any iAuditor, everyone has visibility construction activity, there are over the work occurring that day dangers — lots of cranes, lots — not just the tradesmen and of lifting — but with standards crew logging the information. being maintained and regular This plays into the judging checks being conducted,these process as well as their day-toare all kept to a minimum. day activities. Foremen Keith and ■ Feasibility & Detailed Cost Planning ■ Bills of Quantities/Schedules of Works ■ Pre and Post Contract Construction Cost Advice ■ Assets and Portfolio Valuation Assessments ■ Contract Administration ■ Contract Services and Dispute Management ■ Serving the State of Western Australia
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