SHIELDHALL TUNNEL CASE STUDY

DELIVERING FULLY INTEGRATED SECURITY SERVICES

THE PROJECT supported by the onsite security team who were able to respond immediately to any The project is the biggest waste water alerts or possible incidents. network upgrade in more than a century involving tunneling works from multiple Remote sites were supported with a mobile sites across Glasgow. H&M security services team, who worked with the monitoring has provided the site security and traffic stations to ensure a quick response to any management personnel on the compounds incident, and maintain a visible presence which saw large numbers of lorry at sites were static guarding or was a cost movements to transport earth away from effective option. the sites as the Costain Vinci project team build a three mile-long waste water tunnel The large number of truck movements in the south of Glasgow. was a particular challenge to this project. H&M’s team of Traffic Marshalls helped In what proved to be a highly unique to orchestrate and managed the flow of project, the tunnel was constructed using vehicles to ensure the impact on the local a specially designed boring system big community was kept to a minimum, and SECTOR enough to fit a double decker bus inside that the site remained a safe place to and more than five times as long as the work. At each stage of the project there Energy & Utilities , running under were new challenges with various types of Park, Park and along Titwood Road vehicles needing access to the site, these to Queens Park where it ties into the existing included muck away vehicles and segment SERVICE sewer network. trucks, all vital to keeping the project working. Manned Guarding The £100m tunnel is intended to improve the quality of water in the H&M also deployed officer’s on the Traffic Management and its surrounding tributaries whilst at the pedestrian access points, they made sure same time reducing flooding issues in key that only authorised persons entered the CCTV Surveillance locations in and around Glasgow. site and conduct PPE checks to ensure all personnel on site were compliant with the THE CHALLENGE relevant health and safety regulations.

CLIENT The project was working closely alongside large residential estates on the edge of BENEFITS TO Glasgow. In addition to the community SCOTTISH WATER issues of managing vehicle movements, Delivering large infrastructure projects noise and dust, the project had to also in the middle of urban areas and local consider the security risks of persons gaining communities brings many challenges. entry onto the site, and the dangers this Having robust security is an important part would cause if they gained access to of the projects delivery, and helps prevent the open shafts and underground tunnel incidents and delays, as well as improving networks. safety to the community and workers on site. “ You get a good idea of how a The high value of the specialist boring job is run and managed purely machines, both in terms of repair and In addition, the traffic management plan between the points that you first possible delay to the project was also is essential to maintaining the project a significant risk. lay eye’s on the site hoarding to schedule. Any delays in the logistics of the time you actually get to the waste removal would have a knock-on reception desk”. THE SOLUTION effect on the overall project completion date. H&M Security provided a mix of static and Neil Grosset, Project Director mobile camera solutions to help protect both the external perimeter of the site, and H&M security’s services are proud of our the most vulnerable or high-risk areas such contribution in the delivery of this project, as shaft heads. Cameras were monitored by that shows what can be achieved through security on site and through H&M Securities working closely together. 24/7 control room, and the technology was

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