New scholars embark on research programme (CM 08/03)
I enjoyed watching Jamie Tong’s presentation on his Sir Ian Dixon Scholarship project.
Jamie’s subject was utility strikes on construction sites, and how the immense danger associated with (for example) an excavator striking an underground cable could be avoided or mitigated.
His project had real authenticity. It arose from his personal experience of such an event, it examined the circumstances that typically surround utility strikes, and it led to practical recommendations for avoidance. And, impressively, it culminated in a real ‘dragons’ den’ proposal for Jamie’s own enterprise to address the situation in the industry.
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