Glen Water Celebrate Health & Safety Success

Glen Water, a joint venture company between Thames Water and Laing O’Rourke has presented the Donaghadee Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RLNI) with a cheque for £3,000 as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining high on-site health and safety standards.

International construction company Laing O’Rourke is responsible for the construction phase of Project Omega, Northern Ireland Water’s £122m Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme that will help create cleaner, healthier beaches along the North Down/Ards coastline.


Laing O’Rourke strives to set and maintain the highest safety standards in the construction industry. It operates a ‘Hazard Identification’ scheme on all of its construction sites, where employees are actively encouraged to report any potential sources of accident or lapse in health and safety protocols.

Each time a potential hazard is identified a £5 donation is made to the RNLI and the employee receives a free breakfast in the on-site canteen.

“The scheme has been running successfully since February 2006 and has helped to reinforce the importance of meeting and exceeding health and safety standards amongst all Project staff,” said Peter Dew, Project Leader, Laing O’Rourke.

(CL/SP)