P . 4 job ’ s journal
health Newsletter & safety news / Environmental
Forestry
We have been working hard over the last few months to secure funding towards a new Forestry Trailer that will allow us to exploit more markets by improving accessibility and haul more timber per load by reducing weight . We have just received confirmation that the funding is in place and will be ordering a shiny new trailer for Paul this week !
Health & Safety
Within the next few weeks I will be giving everyone some manual handling training which is something that needs doing regularly . There will be a number of sessions and I will be visiting Brigg & Wentworth to deliver their training too . This is a little out of my comfort zone so I would be grateful if you could all help me out by approaching the training with a positive mindset . Musculoskeletal problems can be long term and are avoidable when following proper practice . The training will not be too long and will look at ways to avoid or minimise manual handling and how to carry out your own risk assessments to ensure good practice .
Solar
After much back and forth with our electricity provider , due to confusion over multiple incoming feeds , we finally got some Feed in Tariff money in last month ! After the time and money put into the project it was really satisfying to receive £ 17,100 . This gets added onto the money we have saved by not purchasing electricity from the National Grid and income from the original array to give us a running total of about £ 45,000 over 2 years which will see the project paid for well within the projected timescale of 6 years .
- Sue
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