Cleaning Matters - October '09

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News
HSE urges safe work systems after
cleaner dies from serious head injuries
The Health and Safety £160,000 and ordered to pay etc. Act 1974 at a hearing in safety features on machines,
Executive (HSE) is urging costs of £40,452. Milton Keynes Magistrates’ such as guards are not
companies to implement and The company had pleaded Court on 10 July 2009. overridden.
maintain safe systems of work guilty to breaching section 2(1) HSE investigated the incident “All areas of risk need to be
and to offer full training to staff of the Health and Safety at Work at Delico’s meat processing assessed, including cleaning and
to ensure that the health and plant in Snelshall West, Milton maintenance tasks, to make sure
safety of employees is not put at Keynes on 19 May 2007. that tragic incidents like this do
risk.
“All areas of risk
Employee, Lynda Trebilcock, not happen.”
This follows the sentencing
need to be assessed,
was cleaning one of the Section 2(1) of the Health and
on Friday 25 September 2009 of blending machines when a safety at work etc. Act 1974
Delico at Aylesbury Crown
including cleaning
powered door on the machine states: “It shall be the duty of
Court.
and maintenance
closed unexpectedly and Mrs every employer to ensure, so far
The company was prosecuted Trebilcock suffered severe head as is reasonably practicable, the
after a cleaner was fatally
tasks, to make sure
injuries. She died at the scene. health, safety and welfare at
injured while cleaning a
that tragic incidents
“Employers must ensure that work of all his employees.”
blending machine at its meat
like this do not
they implement safe systems of
processing plant in Milton work for staff using machinery,” www.hse.gov.uk
Keynes. Delico, based at Sutton happen” said HSE Inspector Karl Howes. HSE's InfoLine 0845 345 0055
Fields in Hull, was fined “They must make certain that hse.infoline@connaught.plc.uk
It’s all in the
JohnsonDiversey to become
News in brief
details
Diversey under new investors
The UK Cleaning Products
ISSA has announced the first JohnsonDiversey and Clayton partner James G. Berges will Industry Association (UKCPI)
details of conference Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have serve as chairman of the has appointed Philip Malpass
programme for the 2010 announced an agreement under executive committee. Unilever as its new director general,
Amsterdam exhibition. It runs which a CD&R-managed fund will also retain a 4% ownership with effect from 1 September
from 26-29 April 2010, at the RAI will invest $477 million for a 46% interest in the company. 2009. He takes over the
Exhibition Centre, Amsterdam. equity interest in JohnsonDiversey will continue position from Dr Andy
The ISSA conference JohnsonDiversey as part of a under separate agreements to Williams who is retiring after
programme includes diverse, broader recapitalisation sell and distribute into the eight years in the role.
topical presentations, panel transaction valued at $2.6 billion. commercial market certain
debates and forums. It will The recapitalisation will Unilever and S.C. Johnson & Son AJF Waste Management has
include a guide to help the provide the company with the consumer products. launched the UK’s first
cleaning and hygiene industry financial flexibility to accelerate JohnsonDiversey has been Chartered Institution of
better understand the concept growth in the global commercial one-third owned by Unilever NV Wastes Management (CIWM)
of ‘sustainability’ and how to cleaning and hygiene market. In since its acquisition of accredited waste training
practically apply it in daily addition to the CD&R fund DiverseyLever in 2002. As part of courses for operatives working
cleaning regimes. investment, the transaction the acquisition, JohnsonDiversey in frontline operations.
Other sessions include a look contemplates a debt financing agreed to purchase all or part of For more information on
at the future of cleaning. Taken package of approximately $1.9 Unilever’s ownership at a future courses or a training pack
from a global perspective, this billion. date. email the company at
will introduce emerging trends With annual sales of more The company will adopt a new enquiries@ajfwastemanagement.co.uk
and specific new technologies than $3 billion into more than corporate identity that reflects
that are likely to improve the 175 countries, JohnsonDiversey the strong global brand equity in TC Contractors has
working lives of both cleaning is a leading global provider of the current name and also announced the appointment
operatives and building commercial cleaning, sanitation retains the depiction of a water of Nick Pipping as its new
occupants over the next 10 and hygiene solutions. lily in its logo (a reflection of the Chief Executive Officer.
years. Also of note will be the Under the terms of the Johnson Family heritage of
discussion “What constitutes agreement, the Johnson Family environmental leadership). Kingston Crown Court and
clean?” of Racine, Wisconsin, will retain The company’s new name will Interserve have won gold at
Standard setting and 50% ownership in the company, be simplified to ‘Diversey Inc’ and the Keep Britain Tidy Business
regulatory matters will also be and S. Curtis Johnson will remain the new tagline will be,‘for a Award.
covered in detail. chairman. CD&R operating cleaner, healthier future.’
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