Considerate Construction Scheme (CCS): workers need change in attitude

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has called for a change in the mindset of construction workers, after CJ exposed a series of YouTube videos apparently showing poor behaviour on site.

CCS general manager Edward Hardy said that however closely employers monitor their workers, it would be difficult to stamp out such behaviour unless workers themselves change their attitude.

And Ed Goodwyn, partner in the employment group at law firm Pinsent Masons, said he wants to see construction firms take a tougher line on bullying.

The story, which Contract Journal broke last week, garnered wider media attention, with stories appearing in Metro, The Sun, BBC online, BBC Look North, and eventually, other construction titles.

CJ's website also saw a healthy flow of traffic to the story - nearly 10,000 views on that story alone from last Wednesday until the end of the week.