This is an illustration of safety protocol on a worksite. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Circet UK, entitled “Wear Your Safety Hat”. The illustration depicts a worker who has taken off his safety hat while talking to a colleague who is looking up in shock as a falling wrench is about to crash down on the unprotected head. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

Who wants to read text-rich manuals and safety procedures? No one! Unsurprisingly, not much information is retained anyway. Whereas a carefully crafted illustration can often ‘say it all’ in an instant, and also overcome problems with literacy and language barriers. The brain processes images faster and retains a lot more information when a message is delivered visually. This consequently produces a longer lasting impression.

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Occupational Health & Safety illustration

Operational Standards

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Lanes Group, entitled “Hot Cure Procedure”. The illustration depicts the a work area alongside a dual carriageway, involving a lifting crane, refrigerator van and jet vac tanker. Three operatives in safety harnesses are positioned on top of a 3-tier scaffolding platform, guiding a drain coating lining down into a manhole below. There is also a banksman and three operatives on the ground carrying out specific tasks. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation and procedure being depicted.

This is a colour illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety for Lanes Group, entitled "Catch Pit Maintenance". The illustration depicts a railway line at night with a team of six operatives in PPE carrying out maintenance work. The work area is lit up with floodlights and sleepy houses are shown in the background. Bunting is stretched across the railway lines. The colours in the illustration are vivid and dynamic with unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation.

This is an illustration of operational standards on a work site. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Lanes Group, entitled “Ambient Cure Procedure”. The illustration depicts correct site set up and safety measures required when carrying out a procedure on the driveway of a residential property. Three operatives in PPE are performing various tasks while guiding a length of protective lining along the driveway and into an underground utility pipe. Cones and bunting are placed around the operatives and work area. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety for Lanes Group, entitled "Jet Vac Desilting". The illustration depicts two operatives at the rear end of a Whaler tanker, carrying out jet vac desilting operation in an open manhole at night outside the main entrance of Tower Hill Station, London. Cones and bunting cordon off the tanker and work area. The operatives are wearing correct PPE and a first aid kit and extinguishers are shown in the foreground. The colours in the illustration are vivid and dynamic against the night darkness with unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation.

The detailed illustrations above show correct site set up and procedures. The illustrations played an essential part in a very successful campaign, with Lanes Group achieving the 'Health & Safety Initiative of the Year Award' issued by Construction News.

Hazard Awareness

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by J N Bentley, entitled “Low Level Hazards”. The illustration depicts eight hazards around the site, including operative slipping down icy steps, tripping over cables, slipping on water and oil spillages, stepping on uneven ground, tripping on a fold in a carpet. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety. The illustration depicts unsafe walkways around a construction site with moved sections of safety barrier allowing a forklift to reverse onto the walkway. A visiting client is puzzled by incorrect pedestrian signage. A banksman is distracted and a lorry reverses into a mobile conctrete mixer which spills onto a person on the walkway. The colours in the illustration are vivid and dynamic with unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation.

Storyboards and Operational Information

This is an illustrated information leaflet for employees. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by EDF, entitled “On Time - In Full”. The image depicts a series of procedural steps to follow in a new logistics initiative. Images show operative interactions with devices and logistics communication centre. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

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Miscellaneous work produced for various clients

This is an illustration of safety protocol when working at height. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Circet UK, entitled “Continuous Risk Assessment”. The illustration humorously depicts a perplexed, horizontal telecoms engineer holding onto the outlying support pole of a metal tower in high winds. The connecting straps and ropes of the unattached safety harnes flap around the engineers legs. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Morrison Group, entitled “Lorry Loader Safety”. The illustration depicts an operative with arms raised in protection as debris falls from the bucket of a lorry loader. An accompanying image shows the operative working at a safe distance from grab lorry out of harms way. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol on a work site. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Art Ltd, commissioned by J N Bentley, entitled “Pollution Prevention”. The illustration depicts various measures to prevent pollution in the construction industry. Safe storage of equipment and hazardous substances in bins and containers. Concrete mixer chute being washed down with waste channelled into containment area. Protection for drains and rivers against water run-off from site. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol of traffic management. The illustration was created by Nigel Spaven of Spaven Safety, commissioned by Circet UK, entitled “Traffic Management Procedures”. The illustration depicts highway maintenance vehicles on a dual carriageway, with two operatives in full PPE laying out cones and bunting to close off a lane. The vehicle in the foreground has a display board on the rear showing a 'keep left' arrow in lights. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

This is an illustration of safety protocol around heavy machinery. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Art Ltd, commissioned by Morrison Group, entitled “Excavator and Trailer Safety”. The illustration depicts a mini excavator secured on a trailer with all locking mechanisms in place and showing inspection labels and tags. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with attention to detail, allowing for easy understanding of the information depicted.

This is a portrait illustration by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Art Limited, commissioned by Morrison Utility Services. The illustration depicts six head and shoulder portraits of management and executives of two collaborative companies.

This is an illustration of the consequences of non-adherence to safety protocol. The illustration was created by artist Nigel Spaven of Spaven Art Ltd. The illustration depicts a sad blind man sitting on a park bench with his blind-dog at his feet. A thought bubble hovers above the blind man’s head which shows him on a work site using a concrete cutter and wearing no eye protection. A chip of concrete heads towards his eyes. The colours of the illustration are vivid and dynamic with a unique style, allowing for easy understanding of the situation depicted.

Community Safety - Animated Videos

Produced for Morrison Utility Services as a community safety initiative aimed at primary school children. The videos and activity pack won 3 national awards including National Joint Utility Groups Communication Award - and the Sir George Earle Trophy.

Examples of illustrated DVD sleeves. The illustrations were commissioned by Morris Group and used for communicating safety around streetworks in schools. The colours of the illustration are vivid, dynamic and uniquely styled, allowing for easy following and understanding of the situation from the contrast of the elements depicted.

Clip from 'Jack's Lucky Escape' safety video

Sarah's dog Tyson has got under the site fencing and will not come back.

Training and Safety Awareness videos

A great deal of information and guidance can be packed into a short video. Ideal for inductions, training sessions, communication of policies and procedures, safety standards and so on.

Clip from 'Mind Awareness' behavioural safety video produced for Circet UK

Clip from 'Beyond Zero' safety video produced for J N Bentley