Red warning heatwave – advice for schools and early years settings The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has increased the heat-health alert for England to level 4 – the highest possible, and the Met Office has issued the first ever red warning for large parts of England for Monday and Tuesday (with an amber warning in place for other areas – please […]
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- Date
- 1 November 2021 2:00pm–3:00pm
- Location
- Online webinar
This webinar is for UNISON members interested in becoming more active on workplace health, safety and wellbeing issues. Work can be a major cause or contributor to poor mental health. Under health and safety law, your employer should be taking steps to tackle and prevent the causes of work-related stress. Come and find out more […]
Following the UKHSA and Met Office issuing a new warnings system for health impacts due to extreme heat, the following information has been update to help provide members with an additional understand of how this relates to their work.
- Date
- 8 March 2022 4:00pm–5:45pm
- Location
- online
On International Women’s Day, UNISON’s National Health and Safety Committee and Women’s Committee will be hosting a webinar on the hazards in women’s work. We will hear from a variety of speakers looking at the hazards women face in the workplace and how we can organise around them. We will be joined by international speaker, […]
- Date
- 6 December 2021 2:00pm–3:00pm
- Location
- Online webinar
This webinar is for UNISON members interested in becoming more active on workplace health, safety and wellbeing issues. Working alone, whether out in the community or in a work building has become more widespread and can put members’ safety at risk. Employers have a duty to ensure you are kept safe. Join the webinar […]
- Date
- 18 October 2021 2:00pm–3:00pm
- Location
- Online Webinar
This webinar is for UNISON members interested in becoming more active on workplace health, safety and wellbeing issues. The 18th October is World Menopause day, come and find out why the menopause is a workplace health and safety issue and what employers should do to support members. This webinar will also explore how you can […]
- Date
- 9 – 12 March 2021
- Location
- Online
A series of events, under the collective name of “Health & Safety Live”. These will include a number of speakers, including the new UNISON General Secretary, Christina McAnea, and Shelly Asquith, the TUC’s lead officer on health & safety. It will also include workshops and other interactive sessions These events will use a combination of […]
- Date
- 28 April 2018 11:00am
- Location
- World-wide
International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) on 28 April is our day to remember the dead and fight for the […]
UNISON believes health and safety in the workplace is an issue for everyone. Every year, thousands of people suffer accidents and ill-health at work – most of which could be avoided.
Learn about the health and safety issues around work equipment
Learn about the health and safety issues around manual handling
Learn about the health and safety issues with display screen equipment.
- Date
- 24 May 2022 9:00am–5:00pm
- Location
- ExCel Centre, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL
Registration on the UNISON online conference system (OCS) for the 2022 UK Health and Safety Seminar at the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands is now officially open – Make sure you don’t miss it!
- Date
- 15 March 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
- Location
- Online
This short webinar is aimed at UNISON members thinking of taking the first steps to become more active in health and safety in the workplace. This includes finding out about the role of a UNISON Safety rep and what training and development is available. As more workers start to go back to workplaces in the […]
- Date
- 10 October 2018 11:30am–6:00pm
- Location
- 130 Euston Road London NW1 2AY
To coincide with World Mental Health Day, UNISON are hold a Mental Health Seminar at UNISON Centre in London UNISON is marking “World Mental Health Day” with a one-day Seminar to be held at UNISON Centre, Euston Road, London NW1 2AY. We will be looking at what is “mental health” in the workplace and the […]