Te Akau Ki Papamoa Part III

Work at the Te Akau site in Papamoa has been progressing nicely providing much interest for staff and students at the school.  The project being within a functioning primary school has meant that safety is the highest priority for our team but we wanted the children to understand how and why this could be a dangerous place to be.

Neil, our Site Foreman, and the school came to the conclusion that the best way to educate the students was to take them on a tour of the site and show them what was happening.  Two students were chosen, Ryan and Brandon, and the tour took place in late September.

Hard hats and hi-viz vests were used as an example of safety tools that everyone had to wear; no safety gear, no entry!  Both Brandon and Ryan understood and felt very official.

The site tour included an inside look at their old Pod 3 which was currently in the demolition phase and both boys found it very interesting.

Since the visit, the boys have passed on what they learnt to their fellow students and the site has not been entered by anyone without the proper authority.