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 […]
On International Workers’ Memorial Day, Chris Cooper, a member of UNISON’s national health and safety committee, shares the tragic story behind why he became an H&S rep
Parliamentary work and pensions committee calls for a 40-year deadline for the safe removal of all asbestos in public buildings
Union says that government’s ‘potentially dangerous’ Living with COVID-19 plans could undermine health and safety regulations in England
Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised
The latest data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that 645,000 workers reported suffering from a work-related illness caused or made worse by the effects of the […]
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.
UNISON call for more inspection and enforcement of workplace health and safety as results of a new survey are released
UNISON’s acting head of policy David Arnold explores the changes to work practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and asks what the future holds
We are also concerned about the risk of long COVID, particularly in younger workers who may have only had one vaccine. And we’re also concerned about others who remain […]
Employers must do more to keep staff safe and that includes properly recording exposure
The pandemic focused the world’s attention on health and safety. But for UNISON’s health and safety reps, protecting everyone in the workplace was already a way of life
Thousands of workers across the UK will be continuing to care for those suffering from COVID-19 or delivering the vital […]
“However, it does not go far enough – especially with so many workers being asked to risk their health to keep key public services going. That is why have once again […]
Concerns were first raised on 7 January, when 800 young soldiers returned from leave, with 11 of them subsequently testing positive for coronavirus […]
