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3M LAUNCHES NEW ‘SafeTea’ BREAK CAMPAIGN
ON HEALTH Diversified technology company 3M is putting a new spin on traditional tea breaks with a campaign designed to engage employees in discussions about workplace health.
The SafeTea Break initiative, developed in partnership with Safety Groups UK, aims to encourage health and safety managers to make the most of short periods during the day to educate staff on health topics and long latency diseases.
Those who sign up to download the free SafeTea Break pack will gain access to an invaluable toolbox, which comes complete with questions that will make employees really think about key health risks at work that could have an impact on their breathing, hearing, touch, skin, muscles, bones and joints.
GBE TO USE BALDWIN BOXALL AT CHELTENHAM
RACECOURSE The Jockey Club's £45m redevelopment of its flagship racecourse at Cheltenham is fully underway with many of the areas complete outside of the main grandstand. The re-development will increase capacity, provide state- of-the-art facilities and includes the demolition of the current royal box, which was built in 1952, and 55 other boxes built in the 1920s and 1930s.
Part of the re-development programme included within GBE’s scope of works was the installation of the new PA/VA system, disabled refuge and WC alarms throughout the grandstand and new royal and private boxes.
The Jockey Club’s objective was to have a PA/VA system that provides state-of-the-art evacuation messages
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throughout the venue and sound reinforcement for the comprehensive AV system. The technically demanding specification involved GBE performing extensive acoustic surveying and sampling to provide an accurate design suitable to meet the requirements.
One of the key challenges was to design a PA/VA system that could integrate with the AV equipment to provide sound reinforcement to the large number of different zones within the new building. In addition, the works were being undertaken while the racecourse was still functioning, which called for well-organised programming and disciplined working.
On completion of the design GBE decided to specify Baldwin Boxall’s VIGIL2 PA/VA system. As a Gold Status Customer, GBE has been working with Baldwin Boxall for over 10 years and was confident the company’s equipment would achieve the high level of technicality and quality needed.
In addition to the high level of service, Baldwin Boxall enabled GBE to add value during the tender process. For the Disabled Refuge and WC alarms, GBE has also specified the Baldwin Boxall Omnicare system.
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As health and safety managers are often short of time and resources, SafeTea Break has been designed to ensure they engage with the workforce efficiently, while making a worthwhile impact. Companies can use the questions provided to open debate on health topics with their team and encourage staff to discuss any barriers to reduce risk in the workplace.
With the number of health problems caused while at work in the UK on the rise, 3M is devoted to reducing risk to workers across all industries. SafeTea Break does this by identifying potential problems and educating staff.
So far, the content for the campaign has been accessed more than 700 times.
Adele Wills, senior marketing executive at 3M, said: “We are very excited about SafeTea Break and we have already seen a great response to the content. When trying to improve health in the workplace, it is vital employees are educated and involved throughout the entire process.
“SafeTea Break gives health and safety managers a fantastic platform to engage their workforce in these important topics. The open ended questions about risks at work that could have an impact upon their health will create discussions and also encourage employees to ask questions of their own.”
The 3M SafeTea Break pack can be downloaded at
www.3M.co.uk/safetea.
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