The Mover December 2012

10 The Mover ● December 2012 ● www.themover.co.ukNEWS: UKTRAININGCOMPANYWARNS OFLOADING BAYDANGERSLoading and unloading ofgoods has been identifiedby the Health and SafetyExecutive (HSE) as thehighest risk activity commonlycarried out in many sectors,accounting for up to 30% of allworkplace transport accidents.Mentor Training’s TechnicalManager Steve Baldwinexplained: “Loading baysafety always needs special attention,with so many load, pedestrian andvehicle movements. The extra risks ofvisiting drivers who don’t know yourprocedures, and the potential forloads to shift in transit also pose aparticular safety issue to those workingin and around loading bays.”Special safety measuresrecommended by the HSE for theloading bay include additional riskassessments, producing procedureson delivering for visiting drivers andempowering drivers and staff to haltloading or unloading instantly, shouldthey have any concerns.Additionally, the Fork Lift TruckAssociation urges businesses to ensureall staff visiting the loading bay, inwhatever capacity, are adequatelytrained to recognise the unique risksinvolved.● For free advice from MentorTraining’s in-house experts, e-mail:info@mentortraining.co.uk.DownloadThe Moverback issues at:www.themover.co.uk/back-issues● The Crown team reaches Paris.Crown employees get ontheir bikes for charityA group of employees from Crown Worldwide Group have pedalled 321 miles to raise money forthe company’s Charity of the Year, DebRA. 15 staff from the records management and relocationsbusinesses completed the journey from London to Paris for the bike ride fundraiser.The trip saw the amateurcyclists ride an average of107 miles a day and burnnearly 300,000 caloriesbetween them before reaching theEiffel Tower in Paris. The collective£9,500 raised will be matched byCrown Worldwide Group, resultingin a total of £19,000 for the rare skincondition charity.Mark Browne, London & SouthEast Regional Operations Managerat Crown Records Management, said:“After over 13,000 miles in trainingit felt great to finally achieve theLondon to Paris cycle route andraise so much money for DebRA.We were privileged to travel throughsome amazing scenery and seesome spectacular sunsets and whileit was a challenge, it was well worthit knowing the funds were going toEvery year UTS Bournessupports the TumbleUp4Lifecharity that raises money forcancer research. As a worldwidenetwork, UniGroup WorldwideUTS supports the Inspire2Livesuch a great cause.”Stuart Lawson, Global AllianceManager at Crown Worldwide Groupand fellow cyclist, added: “The wholeteam did a fantastic job in keepingeveryone going on the trip andthere was a group sense of pridethroughout knowing that we weredoing our bit in helping thosesuffering with the skin blisteringcondition, EB. It’s been a realadventure and we are delighted tohave raised such a fantastic amountfor DebRA.”The 15-strong team included fourmembers of staff from Crown Paris.The £19,000 London to Parisdonation now brings the total moneyraised for the charity by CrownWorldwide Group to over £47,000so far. Read the team diary at www.moveoverseas.co.uk.Request for flag poles!● Tumbleup4life group.organisation by promoting andsupporting its events andencouraging teams from its 1,300worldwide service centres to jointhe challenges and raise funds forthis worthwhile cause.What does DebRA do?DebRA works on behalf ofpeople with the skin blisteringcondition Epidermolysis Bullosa(EB), a very rare genetic condition inwhich the skin and internal bodylinings blister at the slightest knock orrub; causing painful, open wounds. EBis likely to affect one in 17,000 livebirths and it is estimated that there arecurrently 5,000 people with thecondition in the UK.To make a donation to DebRA, pleasevisit www.virginmoneygiving.com/Crown_London_2_Paris.The ‘iron mountain’ of SouthWales, The Tumble, is the site forthe annual challenge where cyclistsattempt to reach the summit asmany times as possible in a singleday to replicate the daily challengesa cancer patient faces.Next year’s event will take placeon May 4, 2013, and the charity isappealing for help in sourcingflag poles for the event, becauseas a charitable organisation itdoesn’t have any funds to buythem. If anyone has any portableflag poles that they’d be willing tolend the charity for the event, orknows someone that might beable to help, please e-mail DianaCastrop, TumbleUp4Life RaceDirector, at tumbleup4life@gmail.com.