The call to rethink health and safety is focused on fighting complacency by embedding six key behaviours in management and staff.

Gary Carvell, Health, Safety, Quality & Environment Director said: “Vinci Construction’s record on health & safety is good – there is a consistent downward trend in most of our measures.

“But we refuse to allow our confidence to trick us into being comfortable and we want to be better. That’s why we’re taking this opportunity to think again.”

He added: “When things go wrong more often it’s because someone hasn’t followed the rules – either because they didn’t know, or they chose not to.

“And that’s what Vinci aims to change – and maybe the rest of the industry has to address as well.”

Vinci Construction has developed a new framework of essential behaviours for supervisors, managers and leaders to make sure everyone is pulling together and sending the right message.

Carvell added: “Human behaviour is a complex thing, we know that, and understanding why people choose to work unsafely is fundamental to understanding how those choices can be influenced. However, unlike some behavioural programmes, we don’t just focus on the person who’s been injured and what they did or didn’t do.

“We recognise the importance of interdependence, within teams and most importantly, up and down the ‘management line’.