MPA Lime

REGISTER NOW: Don’t miss the MPA Health and Safety Awards 2024, Wednesday 13 November, 3pm – 4.30pm. Sign up for this free online event now: https://lnkd.in/eHK8Dshk #SaferbySharing: Join us to celebrate and share the mineral products industry’s health and safety innovations and achievements. With entries from 33 companies across 8 topic awards (numbering 142 entries), ‘The Fatal 6’ and Eurobitume categories, Individual and Young Leader awards, plus the sought-after John Crabbe and Sir Frank Davies trophies, the event promises to be both informative and uplifting. Why register? Whether you’re a senior executive, manager, supervisor, operative, supplier or contractor, this is a unique opportunity to share the practices that are transforming health and safety, and recognise actions that make working environments safer for all. Everyone’s invited: A series of specially commissioned videos, makes this online event ideal for viewing at quarries and production plants. So please share this invitation widely and encourage all your colleagues to join the show and adopt award-winning ideas to help keep people safe. For more information please contact David Yelland email David.Yelland@mineralproducts.org. Special thanks to our headline sponsor DAF Trucks UK and award category sponsors Certora Training Limited , Eurobitume UK, JCB, Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC), and STAS Trailers UK. Thanks also to all those who submitted entries including from: AG Paving and Building Products, Aggregate Industries UK, Banner Contracts, Blue Phoenix UK, Breedon Group plc, Brett Group, Burlington Stone, Buxton Lime, CEMEX UK, CleanSpace Technology, Clubb Sand and Gravel Limited, ConSpare Ltd, CPI EuroMix Mortars Ltd, Creagh Concrete, D Wardle (Plant) Ltd, Day Group Ltd, EPC-UK, Forterra PLC, Heidelberg Materials UK, Ibstock Plc, Lhoist, Mansfield Sand Company Limited, Marshalls plc, Northstone Materials, ProSpare Ltd, Sibelco Group, Smith & Sons (Bletchington) Ltd, Tarmac, The Hogan Group, Tillicoultry Quarries, Van Elle. #MPAHSAwards #VisionZero #HealthandSafety #SafetyAtWork #SafetyLeadership

#WorldMentalHealthDay: In 2022/23, there were an estimated 875,000 cases of work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in the UK. In 2022 there were 6,588 deaths registered in the UK where the cause was recorded as suicide. Four in five suicides are by men, with suicide the biggest cause of death for men under 35. These shocking statistics continue to get worse and affect many occupations throughout UK industry including #construction, transport and logistics, fire and security, manufacturing, farming and medical professions. Spot the signs that someone may need support: -   Feeling restless and agitated. -   Feeling tearful. -   Not wanting to talk to or be with people. -   Not wanting to do things they usually enjoy. -   Using alcohol or drugs to cope with feelings. -   Finding it hard to cope with everyday things. -   Not replying to messages or being distant. -   Their work just doesn’t appear to be at the same standard. -   New pattern of unexplained lateness or absences. -   Recent inability to concentrate on their work or in meetings. -   Recent inability to complete any of their work. You might not always be able to spot these signs, and these emotions show up differently in everyone. Find out how to #StartTheConversation by downloading Mates in Mind free World Mental Health Day resource pack and poster at https://lnkd.in/eT6trsNE. Please view MPA’s free mental health resources and supporting information on Safequarry.com, including our guides to ‘Recognising and Managing Mental Health and Wellbeing Issues - Clear, Simple, Smart’ for Employees and Managers: https://lnkd.in/dyhTNt5. For more information and resources, please visit the following websites: Mates in Mind at https://lnkd.in/gSmtHmn, The Lighthouse Charity at https://lnkd.in/gdSn_mi, and International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) at https://lnkd.in/gU7tE4-W. #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #SuicidePrevention

“We’re reigniting our industrial heartlands by investing in the industry of the future.” ~ Keir Starmer HyNet has been given the green light by Government! HyNet will unlock the decarbonisation of industry and create growth across the North West and North Wales industrial heartlands. HyNet will: 💷 secure £5 billion of private sector capital 🤝 support companies to successfully compete in international low carbon markets 🏭 attract new industries to the UK 🌍 position Britain as a world leader in the global net zero economy 👷♀️ create 6,000 construction jobs and thousands of long-term operational roles 📝 build a strong base of skills 📃 be a replicable blueprint, replicable across the globe, enabling widespread industrial decarbonisation ⚡ boost energy security 💡 generate low carbon power to supply us when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. 💚 reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 10 million tonnes every year – the equivalent to removing four million cars from the road. Read more - https://lnkd.in/ekS_E2g2

📢 A huge success for the annual EuLA safety seminar 🚨 This week, 4️⃣0️⃣ health and safety specialists from the lime industry gathered in Graz, Austria, for a dynamic workshop on visible felt leadership hosted by InterCal. The seminar was led by Rodolphe Nicolle, EuLA Secretary General, Lumen Florence, Health and Safety Director at IMA-Europe and Fabrice Foucart, EuLA Safety TF Chair. ⚠ 👏 🤝 📉 💡 We explored new approaches to dust management, safety strategies for modern fuels, and engaged in interactive workshops on leadership and safety communication. The seminar culminated in a fascinating visit to the lime plant in Peggau, which primarily uses biomass as fuel 🏗🌍🌱 🤝 A special thanks to InterCal, and particularly to Dr. Harald Braunecker and Mr. Lutz Weber, for their exceptional hospitality 👏 #safety #limeindustry #eula #workshop #healthandsafety #leadership #sustainability #healthyworkenvironment #EUworkers #EuLA