11 July 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal Four organisations – The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), CIBSE Patrons and The Samaritans – are campaigning to address mental health and workplace stress in the building engineering services industry.   It follows a joint BESA / ECA survey that suggests 31 per cent of building engineering services firms find on-site mental health issues “hard to manage”. Four in five of the firms surveyed also believe workplace mental health issues “will have a serious impact on their businesses over the next five to ten years”.   “As an industry, we have made impressive progress on workplace safety in the past 20 years, but on health – and mental health in particular – we still have a long way to go,” says BESA chief executive Paul McLaughlin. “Mental health is the forgotten health and safety issue.”   It’s a good initiative aimed at an important demographic – but what about the bigger picture? To what extent is the mental health of your team – and the end-user clients you provide for – a big issue in your organisation?   That’s the theme for this month’s Think Tank discussion. Are workplace stress and other mental health concerns a “forgotten health and safety” issue? Are links between stress and mental health being made? What initiatives have you been involved with? Is a strong HR department key to good mental health awareness? And what do you see as the true extent of the problem?   Here are the questions we’d like you to answer. Please answer all or as many of them as you feel comfortable with. Also, as usual we’re keen to hear from you with any further comment on this issue and what you believe should be done to address it. Questions Are you or the organisation you work for involved in any project to address levels of mental health / workplace stress? Yes / No   Please rank out of ten the importance you believe your organisation ascribes to dealing:   Are you or the organisation you work for involved in any project to address levels of mental health / workplace stress? Yes / No   Please rank out of ten the importance you believe your organisation ascribes to dealing with mental health issues in the workplace (Rank from 1 = not important to 10 = critically important)   Which of the following do you believe is most important to addressing mental health concerns in your organisation? (Select only the one you see as most important) – Enforcing a good Work/Life balance – Good communication between management and staff – Well-worded and well-policed company policy / working practices   To what extent is having FM jointly working with HR the key to addressing workplace mental health concerns? – Critical – Very important – Nice to have, but not critical – FM can address these issues itself     Please email your answers to: newsdesk@fm-world.co.uk. We want to have your answers back by the end of next Tuesday, 19th July 2016. Thank you in advance for your responses. Source link

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29 April 2016 | Jamie Harris The finalists for the BIFM Scotland Recognition Awards 2016 have been announced. The winners of the three categories will be revealed on 7 May at the region’s gala ball, held at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow. Finalists of the FM Professional of the Year category are David Bedwell, Health Facilities Scotland; Anne Davidson and Mike MacKay, both of Serco; and David West, Space Solutions/Transocean. Arthur McKay, NESCOL MTFM Team, Serco Healthcare and Spectrum Service Solutions make up the Team of the Year finalists, while the FM Project of the Year finalists are Simon McLaughlin, AECOM; Fergal McCauley, City of Glasgow College; and Steve Gordon, Hilton Coylumbridge. A few tickets for the awards and gala ball remain. Tickets can be purchased here. The awards event is sponsored by Lantei Compliance Services, and is to be hosted by David Farrell of STV. Source link

    The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (10 July 2015) responded to the Government’s Productivity Plan, ‘Fixing the Foundations: Creating a More Prosperous Nation’. RIBA President Stephen Hodder said: “If fully implemented, these reforms represent a significant step forward in tackling the economic damage to the UK’s competitiveness created by the housing crisis.” “The Government must use this opportunity to deliver on their commitment and set out aspirational and rigorous standards for all new housing developments. National space standards and a broad mix of housing types and tenures are vital components of the standards needed to deliver high-quality, sustainable homes and strong communities.”   RIBA comments on specific measures within the Productivity Plan: On the introduction of a ‘zonal system’: “Initiatives that help speed up the development of brownfield sites are welcome. However, we need to make sure that this move doesn’t have a negative impact on design and build quality. The Government should look at how design codes have helped drive high standards under lighter-touch regulatory systems and make sure that robust safeguards are in place to ensure that new developments are accompanied by the right economic and social infrastructure.” On powers to allow Government to intervene and draft local plans: “It is right that the Government pushes for faster adoption of local plans which promote sustainable development. We hope that this has an impact on current negotiations on local plans.” “Too many of the current local plans being proposed are failing to identify enough land for new housing. This is placing an unnecessary block on economic growth.” On penalties for local authorities: “Procedural delays in local authority planning departments, particularly the validation of planning applications, are holding up schemes across England and are a growing source of frustration for many architects and their clients. Actions that address these blocks would be very welcome.” “However, with planning appeals already taking up to 18 months to reach a resolution, the Government needs to ensure that this doesn’t lead to delays elsewhere in the planning system.” On support package for SME house builders: “The decline of SME house builders has played a key part in driving the housing crisis in rural communities.” “If these measures are successful, we hope that they will promote an increase in the number of small in-fill schemes in our towns and villages. These schemes can add housing capacity, without fundamentally altering the nature of rural communities. “Small-scale developments can be integrated into existing communities more easily and place less strain on infrastructure. We know from experience that they can also lead to excellent design quality as developers recognise the benefits this delivers in securing support from existing residents.” On the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Regime (NSIP): “The RIBA is very pleased that the Government has recognised that housing is a key infrastructure issue. “We hope that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will use its new role, as the department for architecture, to promote good design in the housing schemes bought forward under these proposals.” On stronger compulsory purchase powers to bring forward more brownfield land, and devolution of planning powers to the Mayors of London and Manchester: “Devolving planning powers to local authorities offers the opportunity to tailor developments and standards to local needs. We hope that other areas of the UK will be able to benefit in future.” On reducing net regulation on house builders: “The RIBA is hugely disappointed by the Government’s decision to scrap both the Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme and the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards. This announcement, which was buried in an otherwise commendable Productivity Plan, is a significant backwards step and will challenge the UK’s ability to deliver cost-effective, energy efficient homes.” – Ends – Posted on Friday 10th July 2015 Source link