February 2020 Newsletter

Revision of January 2020 Toolbox  

Website update

PREVENTING BACK INJURIES

Warehouse Cleaning

There is widespread use of alcohol in Australia. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 87% of Australians over the age of 18 reported they have had alcoholic drink in their life. The study also reported that 70% of Australians over the age of 18 have had a drink within the last year. While drinking alcohol occasionally in moderation does not have major effects on your health and life, excessive drinking can.

Excessive Drinking

Excessive drinking includes binge drinking and heavy drinking. According to the CDC:

• Binge drinking is the most common type of alcohol abuse and is defined as consuming 4 or more drinks for women during a single occasion and for men, 5 or more drinks during a single occasion.

Nowadays, warehouses are varied places filled with products, specialised machinery, equipment and workspaces. Consequently, there is potential risks which any team tasked with cleaning the warehouse must be aware of.

A deep cleaning every area could be a time-consuming feat when putting the cleaning responsibilities on your employees.

AM Retail Services provides a professional warehouse cleaning which will ensure good hygiene levels are maintained throughout the main warehouse in addition to the kitchen, front office, and toilets.

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OH&S Updates

Our quarterly OHS meeting was held on the 18th of February 2020 at our head office in Melbourne. Attendees involved the following AM Retail Services management staff, Louie Karanikolos (admin manager), Con Karanikolos (Area Manager) and George Gasparinatos (Area manager) and employee representatives Zannie Khalil, Voula Katsoulis, Sharyn Khalil and Ivan Medina.

It was noted in the meeting that there were no lost time injuries, and the Toolbox talk for January 2020 – Alcohol Use was discussed in great detail. It was also noted that there were no environmental incidents and no fines from regulators for the last 3 months.

The meeting also involved thorough analysis of our OH&S manual sections where there were no changes made by management since July 2018 and there were no suggestions during this meeting for any changes.

It was noted that our health and safety legal register was last reviewed on 11th April 2019 by AM Retail Services management and it was concluded that our company followed every legislation on our legal register by the Admin manager, Louie Karanikolos.

Employees of the Month

It is our pleasure to acknowledge a great job done by our employees

• Donna Hughes
• Linda Hooton Shandley
• Paula Harris
• Sashini Gunasekara
• Anastasia Garonidis

in February and in the past three months. Our clients are very pleased with the services provided.

We also would like to thank Irene Dowel who has been with our company for 6 years.