Manifestations
keep you
legal and increase staff productivity
the need for manifestations
Staff
and visitors moving in and around your
facility may not be aware of the presence of glazing. Collisions with
glass occur and are potentially very dangerous.
Hands, wrists and arms are particularly vulnerable.
The highest risk areas are:
Hands, wrists and arms are particularly vulnerable.
The highest risk areas are:
- doors, especially near to door handles and push plates
- glass panes surrounding doors
- low level windows (children are especially vulnerable)
- glass partitions or screens which are at shoulder height
- glass partitions or screens at low level (protection for the disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act - DDA)
"Steps need to be taken to limit the risk of contact with the glazing"
All the information you need to know about Building Regulations (parts M and N), Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
But read on to find out how how to go beyond the letter of the law and make manifestations contribute to your staff productivity... prepare to be surprised.
Increase staff effectiveness
Research into the cost of providing accommodation for office workers over a 25 year lease shows that in general:
- 6.5% of the total goes on the construction costs
- 8.5% goes on furnishing, maintaining and operating the facility
- and dramatically, 85% goes on the salary costs of the occupiers
Historically, there was a focus on the efficiency of the building in order to drive down occupancy costs.
Recently,
there is a greater focus on effectiveness to
improve the way that people work. The aim is to get the most
from the employees, after all, this is where most money is spent.Factors that impact the effectiveness of staff have a far greater impact than those which affect building efficiency.
The workplace is responsible for 24% of job satisfaction
Staff
turnover is costly. Replacing a mid-level manager costs
about 50% of the annual, so it is key to invest to retain
staff.
Aim to use your buildings to attract and retain staff.
The office and other workplaces is much more than a financial cost but is important in terms to your staff effectiveness.
Aim to use your buildings to attract and retain staff.
The office and other workplaces is much more than a financial cost but is important in terms to your staff effectiveness.
In a major UK company, staff turnover of a call centre operation reduced by 11% after a move to new premises (where the company estimated training costs at £13,000 per employee). Output more than doubled (from 35 calls per employee handled pre-move to 74 calls post move) over the same period.
source - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
14 million days are lost each year in the UK from absenteeism from work
Another study
showed reduced absenteeism from work in
a group that moved to new premises. By comparison,
staff absence from five other company locations remained the
same.
source - CABE
source - CABE
Use manifestations to influence the way people think about you
Manifestations
and a highly
cost-effective way to get the most from
your brand and influence the way that staff and visitors think about
youIf you are thinking about putting dots, squares or other basic manifestations then, in reality...
... you are missing a great opportunity to promote your company's brand and values to visitors and staff.
Pay particular attention to the lobby, reception space and public meeting rooms.
Privacy films give you the benefits of natural light
Natural light has
been linked to 15% reductions in absenteeism and increases of between
3% and
20% in productivity. To this can be added savings in energy
costs.
Instead of solid partitions, use opaque window films in glass around meeting rooms to provide privacy, meet building regulations and allow natural light through.
The installation (of manifestations of glazing) won't disrupt your business
Your business will be able to continue
working whilst we install the manifestations. The whole process is
quick.
Desks near to the glass may need to be moved to allow safe access.
We can even install out-of-hours.
GP
Systems Ltd is accredited with the SAFEcontractor
assessment
scheme.
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.
The advice from the
Commission for Architecture & the Build
Environment CABE is...
"dare
to go
beyond efficiency and support effectiveness
- by promoting internal communication
- by attracting and retaining staff
- by stimulating creativity."
Our guarantee that you will be happy with our work
We
are members of the Buy
With Confidence scheme. This
means that GP Systems Ltd has been audited and approved by Trading
Standards to
ensure that we operate in a legal, honest and fair way.Trading Standards interviewed a random selection of our customers. We had a glowing report.
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Our record is spotless and we want to keep it that way as we continue to do everything we can to delight our customers.
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