DATES FOR THE
FM DIARY
12-14 JULY 2021
www.facilitiesshow.com
23 FEBRUARY 2021
Workplace Futures Virtual Conference
2021: Impact, Challenges & Opportunities
www.workplace-futures.co.uk
08-10 JUNE 2021
The Cleaning Show 2021
ExCeL, London
https://cleaningshow.co.uk/london
15-16 JUNE 2021
Hotel Facilities Management Expo
ExCeL, London
www.hfmexpo.co.uk
28-29 JUNE 2021
The Facilities Management Forum
Hybrid Hilton Deansgate, Manchester
https://bit.ly/3jalnwX
13 SEPTEMBER 2021
IWFM Conference ‘Emerging Stronger’
Hybrid Event
www.iwfm.org.uk/iwfmconference.html
15-16 SEPTEMBER 2021
Smart Home Expo
NEC, Birmingham
www.smarthometechlive.co.uk
22-23 SEPTEMBER 2021
RWM Resource Revolution
NEC, Birmingham
www.rwmexhibition.com
05-07 OCTOBER 2021
UK Construction Week Birmingham
NEC, Birmingham
www.ukconstructionweek.com
13-14 OCTOBER 2021
Smart FM Forum
Virtual Event
https://bit.ly/36yHHv2
FEBRUARY 2021 7
SURVEY REVEALS
WORKERS DO NOT FEEL
COMPLETELY SAFE IN
THE WORKPLACE
New research by building technology firm, Honeywell, has revealed
71 per cent of the UK workforce do not feel completely safe
working in their employer’s buildings.
This number is even higher for remote workers (78 per cent), who
are especially sceptical about the safety of work sites. In fact, almost
a quarter of remote workers globally (23 per cent) would look for a
new job rather than return to a site that did not implement necessary
safety measures, (22 per cent in the UK). Furthermore, only 35 per
cent of workers in the UK have received safety training from building
management, compared to 41 per cent globally.
The comprehensive study on workers’ perceptions and feelings on the
health and safety of their workplace, conducted by Wakefield Research,
surveyed 500 workers that typically work in buildings with 500 or more
employees across the UK and was part of a global study of 2,000 workers
in a total of four markets.
The surveyed workers in the UK are equally concerned about COVID-19
transmission through the air (49 per cent) and through contact with
a surface (51 per cent). Their level of concern for surface transfer is
significantly higher than that of workers globally (44 per cent). In terms
of what poses a bigger threat to their safety, 62 per cent point to coworkers
not following safety guidelines and 38 per cent note outdated
ventilation systems.
Over half (62 per cent) of surveyed UK workers believe that building
management is more likely to make short-term changes in response to
COVID-19 rather than make long-term investments in building systems
needed to keep them safe. Surveyed workers are most worried that
building management will not consistently enforce health and safety
guidelines (43 per cent), followed by worry that they won’t consistently
invest in new technology to make working in-person safer (28 per cent).
To return to work and feel safer, UK surveyed workers view health
safety protocols such as social distancing or mandatory masks as most
critical (51 per cent), yet only 55 per cent of those working on-site have
seen such updates happen. Other top health and safety measures that
surveyed workers want include protocols such as temperature checks
(45 per cent), enhanced cleaning procedures (41 per cent), touchless
door entries (33 per cent), updated air quality systems (28 per cent) and
technology for contact tracing (23 per cent).
If you have any knowledge of FM news from across the world,
please feel free to get in touch with our assistant editor
Sarah O’Beirne email sarah.obeirne@kpmmedia.co.uk
Ex-Carillion
directors face
legal bans
The Insolvency Service,
acting for the new business
secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng,
has applied to the High Court
for director dis\ualifi cation
orders against eight directors
and former directors of
Carillion, which could see
them banned from holding
board positions for up to
15 years. Carillion plc was
wound up by the court on 15
5anuary # and the :ffi cial
Receiver was appointed as
the 7i\uidator ?he :ffi cial
Receiver has a duty to
investigate the causes of
the failure and promotion,
formation, business, dealings
and aff airs of a comany
which has been wound up by
the court. Those to be named
in the proceedings include
former Chairman Phillip
Green, ex-Chief Executives
Richard Howson and Keith
Cochrane, former Finance
Directors Richard Adam
and Zafar Khan, and former
Non-Executive Directors Ceri
Powell, Andrew Douglas and
Alison Horner.
Samsic takes
appointment at
NHS vaccination
and plasma
centres
>amsic @6 is fi elding suort
to a growing number of
COVID-19 NHS Vaccination
and Plasma Donor Centres.
The national FM services
provider is working at
the Princess Royal Sports
Arena in Lincoln – one of
the country’s fi rst mass
vaccination hubs – delivering
daily cleaning and hygiene
services, eight hours a day,
seven days a week.
Samsic UK is additionally
providing cleaning and
hygiene services to eight
NHS Plasma Donor Centres
across London and outlying
areas.
The company’s hygiene
specialist operatives are
working 16 hours a day,
seven days a week.
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