IN BRIEF

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RISKY BUSINESSSHEF (Safety, Health,
Environmental Fire) Newsletter Issue
9 May 2007

• IN BRIEF
• Maintenance have movedthose of you who went to
  the grand opening of the new maintenance room
  built by our very own Dave and Colin will know
  where they are. Those of you who didnt they are
  now at the back of RAG cloakroom and you missed a
  real treat at the grand opening of jelly and ice
  cream!
• Housekeeping are using new cleaning products
  Premier Products which smell fresher and are
  multi purpose therefore a huge cost saving.
  Mixed with cold water to activate they are
  environmentally friendly.

SLIPS AND TRIP CAMPAIGN Following on from the
Slip assessment and the Health and Safety meeting
there is a team of people meeting to discuss
Slips and Trips and ways which we can prevent
accidents happening. The potential for a slip
will depend on the footwear worn the nature of
the floor surface and the presence of any
contamination. Taking 1 or all of these elements
away will give the solution to less slips and
trips. If you have any comments that would help
the campaign please email the Facilities and
Safety Office.

• WEEE REGULATIONS
• Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
  is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.
  The WEEE Regulations aim to reduce the amount of
  this waste going to landfill, and increase
  recovery and recycling rates.
• From July 2007 Students Unions will be obligated
  under the new regulations.
• Unions must segregate electrical, electronic
  equipment (EEE) from normal waste.
• Examples of EEE
• IT and telecoms equipment
• Printers
• Copying equipment
• Cordless telephones
• Cellular telephones
• Audiovisual and lighting equipment
• Electrical and electronic tools
• Some items such as fridges, computer monitors,
  fluorescent tubes and batteries are for special
  disposal as per the hazardous Waste Regulations
  July 2005.
• For disposal of any of these items please contact
  the Facilities and Safety Office where we will
  try and reuse the item by passing on unwanted
  working EEE to local charities or disposing of
  the items safely.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION SLIP ASSESSMENT Using a slip
meter a number of readings were taken in areas
where accidents had already happened or where
there were areas identified as high risk. These
results have been analysed and the detailed
assessment has been produced. This can be found
on the P drive Health and Safety\Health and
Safety Information\accident prevention Everyone
has a role in keeping the workspace clean and
dealing with spillages as they occur, thus
avoiding a potential accident or near miss.
Also the process of cleaning can make the area
more hazardous therefore adequate signage should
be put out or barriers to prevent people entering
the area. From the HSE A positive attitude
towards Health and Safety a See it, sort it!
mentality can reduce the risk of slip and trip
accidents, eg dealing with a spillage, instead of
waiting for someone else to deal with it!
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RISKY BUSINESS CONTINUED
PINK SACK RECYCLING SCHEME The University has
sent off 40 tonnes of paper and thin card for
recycling since 11th December 2006.  There is
also another 10 tonnes in the blue paper banks
which will be emptied soon.  With 50 tonnes being
recycled every 3 months, this makes a potential
200 tonnes per annum which is really good.  In
addition to this, there's also the shredded paper
from Gibbet Hill which is being collected by
Twycross Zoo. The Students Union total pink
sacks up to and including 30th March were 170
sacks.  Added to which is an estimate of the
unknown amounts of The Boar and other
publications which have been placed in the
nearest paper bank and the cardboard which goes
into the Costcutters compactor.  Gives us a total
of 2.25 tonnes for the 6 weeks for which figures
exist.  Just to give you an idea one tonne of
paper recycled saves 17 trees therefore Number
of trees saved  34 Thank you for your support,
that's not too bad, for the first few weeks.  Can
you do better?   Please remember you should try
to get the sack weights up (or down) to 11kg. No
paper should be put in waste bins and bulk items
such as large numbers of newspapers, brochures
and magazines should go into the paper banks.
(Our nearest is outside Rootes) Source Joy
Warren Estates Department
STUDENTS UNION GREEN TEAM Would you like to be
part of the Green Team? Or as a Line Manager
would you like to recommend a member of your
team? The Green Team will be responsible for
advising people of what else they could recycle
from the general daily waste. A reward will be
given to the best department which will be chosen
by the Green Team. If you are interested please
contact Helen in the Facilities and Safety
department.

• TOP TIPS
• The DTI has just launched a new website to help
  you save fuel when motoring. The following six
  simple tips could help you travel 10 further on
  a tank of fuel.
• Pump up tyres to cut carbon
• Less clutter in your car means less CO2
• Driving at an appropriate speed reduces CO2
• Less stopping and starting means less CO2
• Over revving accelerates emissions
• Idling is wasting fuel
• www.dft.gov.uk/ActOnCO2
• Did you know
• If every household installed three energy saving
  light bulbs, the energy saved in a year would
  supply all street lighting in the UK

NEAR MISS REPORTING For every 189 near
misses there are 7 minor injuries and 1 major
injury. If you report the 189 near misses we can
try to prevent the other injuries and avoid re
occurrence of accidents and provide a safer
working environment.
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FACILITIES SAFETY DEPARTMENT Andy
Bastable Facilities Safety Manager (Ext
72767) Helen Kendrick Facilities Safety
Administrator (Ext 72826)