Construction firm Bouygues Enterprises France-Europe has signed an agreement with recruitment firms Adecco Group, Domitis Network and Randstad, which pledges to improve safety for their personnel working on Bouygues sites.

Bouygues claims the partnership is the first such deal in the French construction sector.

Under the deal, a “large number” of temporary employees will be trained by their companies in workplace first aid, and around 800 will attend a construction industry safety course between 2012 and 2014, according to a company statement.

The safety course is particularly targeted at younger and less experienced workers.