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A new survey will help your union to understand the problem and guide work on it

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

“In the words of Dr Tedros, director general of the world health organisation, ‘no country can boost its way out of the pandemic’. While vaccination is really important, it […]

Move comes as cases of the Omicron variant soar and HSE figures reveal the scale of the pandemic impact on workers’ health

UNISON call for more inspection and enforcement of workplace health and safety as results of a new survey are released

In doing so, many members might be struck by a paradox: the sense that everything has changed – but nothing has changed. This isn’t to trivialise what has been and continues to be an […]

We all know coronavirus isn’t going to stop outside our office doors in England next Monday – we are still in a global pandemic and the […]

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

As we approach International Workers’ Memorial Day, UNISON looks back at a year when workplace safety took centre stage

“Employers and the regulatory authorities must stop paying lip service and do more to protect staff. Staff are risking their lives to keep vital public […]

Christina McAnea has written to the defence secretary seeking urgent response

Unions seek urgent review of risk assessments to tackle new COVID-19 variant