NEWS
EMPLOYERS UNDERESTIMATING PERSONAL SAFETY FEARS OF 6.8 MILLION WORKERS
A landmark study into perceptions of personal safety at work found 6.8 million workers worry about their safety each week, while the majority of employers underestimate the level of concern.
The study, conducted on behalf of employee safety experts Peoplesafe, found that one in five of all employees worry about their safety at least once a week and that negative experiences involving safety issues can often contribute to decisions to leave their jobs.
Policy makers and businesses across the UK are facing a recruitment and retention challenge in frontline roles. Although the study found that many businesses want to do more to protect their employees, many struggle to know how they can help.
The new report, published by Peoplesafe, explores this issue of workplace safety and presents solutions for how employers and government can work together to address these challenges.
The report recommends that in order to better protect employees, regulators must give clearer guidance and government should work with all parties to set out a standard of protection that employees can easily understand and access.
SKIPASUND FOUNDATION DONATES PPE TO UKRAINE
Manchester-based charity The Skipasund Foundation has donated more than £1m of PPE to support international aid efforts in Ukraine following its invasion by Russia.
More than 220,000 protective suits, provided free of charge by PPE manufacturer Globus Group, have been delivered to humanitarian campaign hubs on Ukraine’s borders with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania thanks to the donation by the foundation, which has been established by Globus Group Founder and CEO Haraldur Agustsson.
Between 10 May and 1 June, a staggered convoy of six trucks carrying a total of 293 pallets of protective suits, weighing 240kg each, left Globus Group’s headquarters at T2 in Trafford, taking the donated equipment on the 1,800-mile road trip to the Ukrainian border. The last truck to make the three-day journey to deliver the vital PPE to border hubs arrived on 6 June.
The equipment has been transported thanks to the generous support of four UK and European haulage
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Lower cost security measures now exist and can be better tailored to a wider array of employees. The most effective are personal safety alarms that provide a strong level of protection, can support the prevention of incidents, and critically manage issues. Where CCTV systems may cost thousands of pounds, some personal safety alarms are now the price of a cup of coffee for near instant access to the police.
There is a clear, tangible benefit to recruitment and perceptions of roles if prospective employees are offered technology, and in particular, personal safety solutions.
Naz Dossa, Chief Executive of Peoplesafe, commented: “We need to shift the dial on the importance of employee personal safety. By supporting businesses to act in the best way possible, and by giving employees greater peace of mind through recognised standards, we can make a genuine difference. We’re calling on employers and government to work together to achieve a step change in how workers are being protected.”
https://peoplesafe.co.uk/whitepapers/overcoming-the-employee-safety-gap/ https://peoplesafe.co.uk
firms: Currie Solutions, Eurosonix, Cardinal Global Logistics and WCL.
The donated equipment is being held at the border hubs ready to be delivered into the warzone when needed for use by frontline workers including aid workers, medical teams, reconstruction crews and others working on the ground. The first consignment has already been delivered into Ukraine.
Haraldur Agustsson, founder of the Skipasund Foundation and Globus Group CEO said: “Nobody following the situation in Ukraine could fail to be moved by the appalling suffering we’ve seen unfolding on our TV screens every day. We just wanted to make the most practically useful contribution to the humanitarian aid effort we could. For us that had to be donating high-quality protective equipment to help support the amazing efforts of frontline workers.”
Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK, said: “I’d like to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to the Skipasund Foundation and to Globus Group for their generous donation of vital equipment which will help to keep those working on the ground in Ukraine protected. As the war continues it’s crucial that we keep supplies of kit and other aid coming and get it into the hands of those that need it as quickly as possible.”
https://theskipasundfoundation.org https://globusgroup.com
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The survey was conducted with 2,081 non-vulnerable and potentially vulnerable workers. Download the study report here.
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