May 2022 Newsletter
Revision of Toolbox
Website update
Wearing Face Mask for COVID-19
There is much talk these days with COVID-19 about the wearing of masks to cover your nose and mouth when out in public and at the workplace.
So what's the story and why should you wear a mask?
One diagram that has famously made it around through social media indicates that if everyone wore a mask it would effectively reduce the transmission rate to just 1.5%.
Any type of mask will certainly reduce the amount of droplets YOU may expel to your surroundings or people around you if you were to sneeze, cough or even when just talking.
Any type of mask will certainly reduce the amount of droplets OTHERS may expel that could enter your system through the mouth or nose.
Do you want to keep your employees as healthy as possible? The health and safety of your staff is your responsibility. There are lots of practical steps you can take to help cut down on the spread of germs and to reduce sickness with smarter cleaning.
AM Retail Services know how to keep your workforce healthy, productive and to reduce sick leave applications.
One of the main places of concern is the kitchen. If employees are preparing lunch in the microwave, they may leave used spoons on the side while meal heats. That is why after multiple uses, this area quickly becomes a hotbed of different germs.
OH&S Updates
Our quarterly OHS meeting was held on the 25th of May 2022 using Microsoft Teams run by Louie with AM Retail managers and employee representatives. Attendees involved the following AM Retail Services management staff, Louie Karanikolos (admin manager), George Gasparinatos (Area manager) and employee representatives Donna Hughes, Wayne Hughes, Sharyn Khalil, and Jim Angelos.
It was noted in the meeting that there were no lost time injuries, and the Toolbox talk for April 2022 – Physical distancing when cleaning was discussed in 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 no changes were made.
It was noted that our health and safety legal register was last reviewed on 8th August 2022 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
- Jeannette Champion
- Deborah Bourke
- Janette Billman
- Nick Aloizos
- Maria Aloizos
in May and in the past three months. Our clients are very pleased with the services provided.
We also would like to thank Akilil Yohannes who has been with our company for 1 year.
Akilil proved to be a hard-working person keeping high standards of cleaning. Akilil will receive a $50 Myer card voucher.