Every Single Day - Jamie McLaren, Assistant Asset Engineer for Structures Scotland

Hi my name is Jamie McLaren, and I am the Assistant Asset Engineer for Structures in Scotland.
On a day to day basis, I’m based out here at the Forth Bridge.
My duties include evaluating examination reports for the bridge done by contractors, specifying work for the bridge, looking at long term strategies as well as urgent repairs, just everything repair-wise on the bridge.
The bridge is a vital link in the UK rail network, as well as linking Edinburgh to Dundee and Glasgow, it’s also very popular with commuters to Edinburgh as well.
The Forth Bridge carries thousands of people into Edinburgh every day.
Having world heritage is something I’m very proud of, we gained world heritage just after I started in the role, and it certainly made me feel a little more pride working here, doing what we do.
I’m still learning about the bridge every day, there’s parts of the bridge I’m finding that I didn’t know were there.
I’m also looking over examination reports for the bridge that are hundreds of pages long, whereas on a normal, everyday bridge you’d maybe be looking at six pages worth of detail.
Every single day, we have our contractors out, carrying out steel repairs, painting and removing redundant assets that have been there for years but no longer get used.
We have an annual maintenance contract worth around £1 million per year. The work carries on, maintenance contract after maintenance contract.

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he doesn't use the chin strap.