What's New 09.10.08
New Sponser
We are delighted to report that the site has a new sponser, Kathleen Young Stress Management. Kathleen Young offers Stress Management in Edinburgh and West Lothian giving confidential advice and treatment for stress related problems. For further details visit the Kathleen Young Stress Management website
World Day For Decent Work
On October 7 2008 the trade union movement organised a World Day for Decent Work. This was an unparalleled opportunity for trade unions and organisations interested in Decent Work all around the world to join a broad global mobilisation involving a large number of people and a wide range of activities.
Full details can be found:on their website
New Link
We have a new link, this one is to the European Work Hazards Network
Our next Newsletter
The Autumn newsletter is now available in both Word® & PDF formats
Major conference on 'The Future of Safety Enforcement'
A major conference on the future of Safety Enforcement is taking place in London in November, organised by the Centre for Corporate Accountability. Judith Hackitt (Chair of the HSE), Graham Russel (Chief Exec of the Local Better Regulation Office) and James Clappison MP (Conservative party spokesperson on health and safety) are amongst the confirmed speakers.
In addition speakers from the TUC, NHS Employers, Local Government Employers Prospect and UNITE trade unions as well as from Families Against Corporate Killers.
It is taking place at Hamilton House, in London on 24 November 2008. Cost:
- £50 (individuals//trade union representatives)
- £100 (public bodies)
- £150 (Lawyers, private companies)
- £20 (unemployed)
To read the programme select this link or visit http://www.corporateaccountability.org/conference/nov08ldn.htm or call 0207 490 4494 to find out more
Stress Management Standards Analysis tool
On National Stress Awareness day, Wednesday 5th November 2008, HSE will launch an updated version of the HSE Management Standards Analysis Tool and User Manual. The main improvement in the new version is the option to benchmark against either data drawn from organisations in both the private and public sector, or the current data drawn from the Psychosocial Working Conditions (PWC) survey 2004. The revised Analysis Tool User Manual includes a full description of the two data sets. For a full appreciation of the functions and limitations please read the User Manual before using the Analysis Tool.
National Stress Awareness day is organised by the International Stress Management Association. For more information please follow this link
Hazards Conference Newsletter
You can download a copy of the 2008 Hazards Conference Newsletter by following this link
Employment Law Update conference 15.10.08
On Wednesday 15th october 2008 from 9.30am - 4.15pm at Scope, 6 Market Road, London N7 9PW there will be an Employment Law Update conference organised by The Institute of Employment Rights in association with TUC and Old Square Chambers. The seminar will be of great interest to trade unionists, employment lawyers, personnel specialists, academics and students and those concerned with the development of public policy.
For more information and a booking form you can download their flyer here
DID YOU WATCH YOUR OWN HEART ATTACK?
If you missed it: visit www.2minutes.org.uk press the red button on ITV1 and click on "2mins" (from 9pm)
If you watched it: send the link to everyone you care about. It could be the most important two minutes of TV people will ever see.
The British Heart Foundation has created a set of resources to help you with the health of employees in the workplace.
- a great working atmosphere
- a present and productive workforce
- high levels of morale and
- many efficient levels of communication
Our Think Fit! resources cover physical activity, healthy eating and mental wellbeing and include a range of ideas, challenges and signposts, as well as an employee booklet, great giveaway item and fun packaging. Employers who offer workplace health programmes really will see the benefits.
To order your free pack or find out more, visit bhf.org.uk/thinkfit
07.07.08 Website changes
Environmental and Occupational Cancer Risks
It is vital that we get recognition and acknowledgement of the environmental and occupational risk factors for breast cancer if we are ever to make progress on stopping this disease before it starts. Early detection and treatment alone have failed to reduce the burden of this disease. Lifestyle changes cannot prevent a woman getting breast cancer whilst cancer causing agents and endocrine disruptors are allowed to build up in the environment and our bodies.
A petition has been put on-line and providing there are 200 signatures (hopefully a lot more) when it closes in October, it will be passed to officials who work for the Prime Minister in Downing Street, or sent to the relevant Government department for a response. Every person who signs the petition will receive an email detailing the Government's response to the issues raised.
To sign the petition please click on this link
WORKSAFE GB LTD
Helping Employers and Managers to tackle the No 1 cause of Sickness Absence and Manage the Legal Risks of Stress
WORKSAFE GB LTD supports the UK National Workstress network
In this issue you can read articles on:
- Is anyone implementing the HSE Stress Management Standards?
- Conveners report
- Stress snippets, with many interesting articles
- The annual UK National Stress Network conference
Ideal reading for those long hot summer days.
The Men's Health Forum.
The Men's Health forum are a registered charity with their organisational website www.menshealthforum.org.uk. They also have a health info site at www.malehealth.co.uk for fast, free independent health information from the Men's Health Forum.
Guidance to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
The Centre for Corporate Accountability has published comprehensive Guidance on the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act which begins to apply after 6 April 2008. It is intended to help a range of interested groups and individuals - whether they be lawyers, other advisors, bereaved families, trade unions, managers, employers or others - to understand the nature of the new offence, the type of organisations to which it applies, the circumstances that will lead to prosecution, areas in which the Act remains open to legal interpretation, and so on.
Whilst detailed and comprehensive, the guidance tries to explain the new law in as accessible a manner as possible.
To obtain the guidance, follow this link
Wind Down
This new website, www.winddown.co.uk offers a tremendous amount of advice on coping with stress. Articles currently available include, The vicious stress cycle, Can stress affect a relationship? and The right music for the right mood.
Stress Conference 2008
The 2008 Stress Network conference will take place at the Hillscourt Conference Centre, Rednal near Birmingham on Saturday, November 15th 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and closing at 12.30 p.m. Sunday, November 16th 2008. The theme for this year is Eradicating Workplace Bullying, including Cyber-Bullying - The Case for Dignity at Work.
Bookings are now being taken, you can ensure your place by downloading and completing our Conference booking form
Clued in
The Clued-In Project is a leading service-user led training initiative that aims to reduce the stigma and discrimination that people experiencing mental distress face on a day to day basis.
The Clued-In Project delivers tailor-made training and educational sessions about a broad range of mental health issues to voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations. We are able to deliver training locally, regionally and nationally.
All of our training and educational sessions are developed and delivered by people who have direct personal experience of mental distress, which ensures that all sessions are powerful, impacting, inspirational, informative and educational.
For more information visit their website at www.imaginementalhealth.org.uk
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