NEWS www.aftermarketonline.net OCTOBER 2023 AFTERMARKET 7 OESAA Academy Live hits Liverpool Liverpool’s Hugh Baird College will be hosting the next OESAA Academy Live event. The event will be held across Wednesday 4 October and Thursday 5 October. Headlined by GSF, the event will also include Banner Batteries, DENSO, Laser Tools, MAHLE Aftermarket, Schaeffler, VARTA, Brembo, HELLA, Bosch, Dayco, Fil Filter, ZF Aftermarket, and Garage Online Services On the Wednesday evening, OESAA members will be in the workshop arena, with visitors able to access on-stand presentations, live demonstrations and more. There will also be training classrooms designated to various OESAA members, with video game console giveaways and food and refreshments on offer. On the Thursday morning, OESAA members be at the colleges offering sessions for students. OESAA Chairman Nigel Morgan said: “After three successive OESAA Academy Live events rolled out at the start of the year, we’re delighted to return with new dates, locations, and an adapted format. I am confident our trade evening will inspire the audience.” He added: “The student days have been invaluable to us; the energy and passion shown, as well as the apprentices’ existing knowledge, was encouraging. It demonstrated that there is a genuine appetite to learn and create a career in this fantastic trade.” There is no need to sign-up to OESAA Academy Live. Visitors are Ben recently launched a month-long campaign centred on suicide prevention, with content including downloadable resources, contact details for further support and information on training and services for employers available in a new section of the website 126 people die by suicide in the UK every week, 74% of them being male. With the UK automotive industry having a 80%/ 20% male/ female split, the sector could have a greater risk and vulnerability to suicide than in other industries. In 2022, Ben supported 303 individuals who disclosed they were having suicidal thoughts. Meanwhile, around seven employers each year contact its Urgent Response Service after an employee has taken their own life. Rachel Clift, Health & Wellbeing Director at Ben, said: “Research and statistics should give us cause for concern in our industry, coupled with the fact we currently have more people than ever requesting support. This is why it’s crucial to raise awareness about loss of life through suicide, as it’s a difficult topic to broach. We want everyone in our industry to know that Ben is there for them and urge people to get in touch for support if they’re struggling or in crisis.” To access the new suicide prevention support available from Ben, visit: www.ben.org.uk/suicideprevention Suicide prevention support IAAF signs up to global automotive Right to Repair movement The IAAF has become part of the global Right to Repair movement, signing a new right-to-repair position statement alongside other worldwide automotive trade associations that sets out ten bestpractice principles to develop a framework for right-to-repair legislation for any country. IAAF Chief Executive Mark Field said: “By joining this global Right to Repair movement, the UK aftermarket is united in a common goal to ensure competitive choice for the motorist. This fight is ongoing, and we have ambitious plans to raise awareness of motorists’ rights and highlight the brilliance and choice the sector offers in vehicle service and repair.”
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