safe environment

In this issue
stress - tips on how to reduce it
poor advice and warning to business
exhibition
natural england
environmental tip of the month

Stress
If only reducing stress was as simple as popping bubble wrap, or spotting it as easy as studying someone's doodles or handwriting. However, there are effective ways to spot and reduce stress in the workplace.The HSE's website helps employees, HR staff and Board Directors discover effective, lasting answers to workplace stress - a problem that costs organisations with 500 employees around 250 working days a year. How many days are lost in your company? For more information follow the link to the HSE's website.

Poor Advice
A quarry owner and its safety consultant have been fined for failing to carry out a suitable risk assessment to protect employees working with hazardous substances. Read the full SHP article here link.

Warning!!
This is a warning to all Companies. Ensure your Environmental/ Quality/ Health and Safety Standards are accredited by UKAS. If they are not they may be of poor quality. The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance capability of these evaluators. Check out UKAS by following the link.

Exhibition
We are exhibiting again... Come and meet us at the Showcase Market & Sell "Combat the recession and find new markets….." on Monday the 30th March 2009 at the Kettering Conference Centre, Thurston Drive, Kettering Northants, NN15 6PB. Exhibition registration for this event begins at 9:00am. We look forward to seeing you there ;-).

Environmental - Natural England
Natural England is an independent public body whose purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings. There broad aim is to create a better natural environment that covers all of urban, country and coastal landscapes, along with all of the animals, plants and other organisms that live with us. Natural England provide a wide range of information for owners and occupiers of Sites of Special Scientific Interest to assist in the conservation and enhancement of these nationally important sites. For more information follow the link.

Environmental tip of the month
Make a point of switching off your computer screen each time you leave your desk, especially for longer periods such as your lunchbreak. A computer in "screensaver" mode uses almost as much energy as it does when it's being used. Even the most profound/ or profane scrolling message doesn't add much to office life!

For further guaranteed friendly and professional advice on safety health and environmental issues contact us at info@she.ltd.uk or phone 0845 522049 or visit our website at www.she.ltd.uk.