CILF –
Health & Safety
Awarene ss
D
a y
TOMORROW’S CLEANING DECEMBER 09
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T h e f u t u r e o f o u r c l e a n i n g i n d u s t r y
ays
ide C on tr
ac
ts is r unning a free
Safety and H
ealth Aw
aren
ess Day in Scotland.
TO
MO
RROW’S
The event w
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ll b
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Integral joins
e
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ay
1
st
April
in Perth and is aimed at cleaners in charge
CLEANING
and/or cleaning supervi
sors wh
o work
w
ithin
su pports and e ndorses:
the indus
trial
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nd c
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t
r
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t c
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a
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i
ng in
d
u
s
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BICSc
A messy dispute
ry,
who are required to mak
e day to d
ay f
ro
nt
line
decisions.
Integral UK, Britain’s largest independent Refuse workers in Leeds have voted to end the bin strike that
www.abcdsp.org.uk
The event will provide practical information on
provider of nationwide property started 3 months ago over a dispute about their pay.
the following topics:
maintenance services, is the latest
Hundreds of workers took a stand on 7th September over
www.assetskills.org
member of the British Institute of claims by the unions that a new pay system would have led
• R
isk
ass essm
e
n
t
• Slips and trips
Cleaning Science. to a wage cut of up to £5,000.
• Musculoskeletal injuries
www.bacsnet.org
Integral’s Cleaning Division is now a The dispute has seen rubbish piling up in the streets,
• Machinery sa
fe
t
y
• Tr
ain
ing an
d
c
corporate member of the BICSc, with
prompting concerns about rats and health hazards.
o m
pe
t e
n
c
e
Everyone’s a winner with th
e ABC
D
con
feren
ce
5,000 members in all areas of the In October, workers rejected a revised offer put forward by
For more information and to secure your place
www.bache.org.uk
please email
melanie.br
cleaning industry, including local the authority but negotiations continued until a secret ballot
own@tayside-con
-
tracts.co.uk
or telephone 01382 834111.
authorities, contract cleaners,
of about 600 union members resulted in a 79% vote in
P lace s are lim
ited s
o d
on
’
t del
ay!
www.bics.org.uk
manufacturers, suppliers, and trainers.
favour of the council’s latest offer.
The Institute's committees on Membership
A tidy decision that will lead to tidy streets.
Housekeeper of the
Services, Training & Education, and
Y e
ar
A
w a
r
d
Finance & General Purposes, set the
Funded Training still available,
www.britishcleaningcouncil.org
standards and develop the skills
The UKHA is pleased to announce that Jean
www.cieh.org despite the downturn
Roberts, Regional Chair of the North of
programmes necessary for the Institute's
England, UKHA, has won the coveted Catey
Recent editions of Tomorrow’s Cleaning have identified the
www.britloos.co.uk range of cleaning qualifications.
challenges that currently face cleaning and facilities
A
ward
of Ho
u
se
k ee
p
e
r o
f
t
h
e Y
e
a
r
. T
h
e
aw
a
r
d
was presented at a presentation dinner at the
According to Integral UK’s Managing management companies. Staff turnover, profit margins,
Royal Lancaster Hotel where 750 people from
Director, Bryan Glastonbury: “Our an ever increasing attention on sustainability and the
all sectors of the hotel and catering world were
in attendance
.
T
he
H
o
t
e
l C
ate
y
A
wa
r
d
business is among the country’s fastest- importance of performance against “exacting standards”,
s
a
re
www.cieh.org
organised by Caterer and Hotelkeeper
Operations
growing companies, based on our to mention just a few.
Building efficiency, Johnson Co
n
trols
Magazine and the housekeeper award was
commitment to delivering best-practice in
Contracts are won and lost on the basis of performance and
sponsored b
y C
a
s
na
C
le an ing s
e
r
v
ice
s
i
n
London.
www.chsa.co.uk
our expanding range of property demonstrating that required standards can be met and
David Froggett
– W
ake
f
ie
l
d C
o
u
n
c
i
l
a
n
d
K
e
n
Baxter, Wigan Council
maintenance services. We employ over maintained. However, when times are hard, the opportunity to
Local authority clea ning ma
n
a
gers
600 cleaning staff and are growing all
invest in staff becomes limited and yet it is they who carry the
www.cleaningindustry.org
Martin Pickard, Expa ndi
ng
F
M H
o
ri
z
ons
the time.
flag of the company on the front line every day they go to work.
A specially invited i
nspiratio
n
a
l
s
p
e
a
ke
r
“Many of those services, like energy-
So how can you demonstrate your willingness and ability to
www.encams.org
Stan Atkins , Executiv
e D
i
r
e
c
to
r
B
I
C
S
c
management, security-systems,
meet these “exacting standards” that the sector demands?
What exactly does ‘S
ustainab
il
ity’
m
e
an and
h
ow
Ne
w Saf
e
ty
T
r
a
i
n
i
n
g
D
V
fire-systems, and mechanical & electrical
Training staff will certainly help but its cost is so often
can we achieve this ob
jective
?
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services, are recognised for their high level
prohibitive. All staff trained and performing to the same
f
o
r
W
indo
w
C
l
e
a
n
er
s
www.environmental-cleaners.com
Afternoon – Workshops led b
y:
The Federation of Window Cleaners h
a
s of technical expertise; and our cleaning
standard requires both time and money, things that are
la
unche
d a n ew sa
f e
t
y t
rainin
g DVD
for
w in-
Karen Waterlow, (Asset S kills) and Stan
services are equally committed to delivering
currently a scarce commodity, almost as scare as the
Atkins, (BICSc) – Developin
g
s
taf
f a
n
d s e
rvic
e s
dow cleaners. E
ven i
f you
u
se t
he lat
est
cle
an-
ing technology assessing danger and avoiding
www.f-w-c.co.uk
best-practice. That means far more than
funding itself since the Government “reigned in” its flagship
Martin Pic
kard –
Custo
mer
S
e
r
vi
c
e a
n
d
potentially lethal accidents must still be key
having cleaners who turn up on time and
project Train to Gain.
Innovation
considerations.
flick a duster,” said Mr Glastonbury.
However pockets of funding remain and whilst not everything
The new video which was funded by a grant
www.ic
i
mma.org.uk
Plenary session with spea
ker
s a
n
d
q
u
e
st
i
o
n
s
f
r
om the BCC i
s e
n
titl
ed “Safe
Use
of Porta
b
le
“Joining the BICSc gives us a chance to
is fundable nor in fact everyone, there are companies out
and answers chai
red b
y
J
o
hn
S
t
in
to
n,
L
a
d
d
e
rs a
nd W
a
te
rf
e
d
P
ol e
S
yst
em
s
”.
T
he
Secretary of the B
ritish C
l
contribute to the debate about how
there who can help by discussing your specific needs and
e
a
n
i
n
g
C
o
u
n ci
l
video illustrates how to get the most out of
where possible, helping organisations (large and small) to
w
ate
rfed pol
e s
ys
te
m
s
a
n
d
ho
w
t
o e
n
s
u
re
s
a
professional cleaning services can make a
fe-
www.ladderassociation.org.uk
access whatever “pot of funding” fits best. BICSc training
Evening Gala Dinner with g
u
e st s
p
e a
ker
t y for the o
pe
rative
a
nd
th
o
s
e
n
ea
rb
y. T
h
e
real contribution to whole life property
may be the ultimate goal but where funding does not cover
i
m
p
o
r ta
nce
o
f
t
ho
r o
u
g
h
s
i t
e
a
n
d
e
q u
i
p
m
e
n
t
May 8th morning – ABC D A
GM
a n
d d
e part
i nsp e ctio n, s ecu
r i n g
th
e
l
a d de r
,
cor
r
e ct
l a
dd
efficiency and the effectiveness of the
er this, the opportunity remains to complete a tailored
use and the potential consequences of getting
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k
working environment”, said Mr
Please note that as a thank you for 20 years of
i
t wrong are al
l
c
o
v e
r
e
d
.
programme that could meet most of the required outcomes.
support to the a sso ciat i o
n , A
BC
D m
em b
e r
Glastonbury.
Copies of the DVD are available from the FWC
If you are interested in accessing funded training in the
delegates c an b en
ef it
f ro m
a
5
0%
d
is c o
u
n
t
f
o
r
at £15.00 plus vat for members and £35.00
www.rwmexhibition.com
the first 75 booking
s c o
n fi
r m
e
d
.
www.integral.co.uk
plus vat for non-members. For more informa-
cleaning sector or would like to discuss accessing funded
training that could meet your needs, Learning at Work
For more information or to register for the con-
tion contact the FWC on telephone 0161 432
ference please contact ABC D d
ir
e ct o n
te
le
-
8754 or email
info@f-w-c.co.uk www .f-w-
www.ukc
k
pi.org would be happy to visit your organisation and discuss
phone: 0
1604
70
5934
c.co.uk
the options.
email: inform
ation
:abcdsp
.
or
g
. u
k
www.abcdsp.org.uk
www.ukha.co.uk
For more information,
please contact
info@learning-work.co.uk
www.woolsafe.org
www.learning-work.co.uk
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