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David Grigor reckons the solution to saving lives on a building site is so easy, it’s like Lego.

His solution isn’t the kind of Lego adults impale their feet on walking over at night, however. His product, called Workdek, is comprised of modular, injection-moulded plastic panels that are sturdy but lightweight and are put inside the frames of a building to create a safety platform for builders.

Builders are always facing huge workloads and tight deadlines. They’re under more pressure to motor through their workloads as efficiently as possible but often this can mean worker safety is compromised.