Search tagged health and safety reps

CBI backs UNISON calls for better health and safety

The CBI has backed UNISON’s calls for a more proactive approach to health and safety following research that shows the average cost to business for each absent worker now stands at £975

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON backs healthy workplaces campaign

Four in 10 workers believe that work-related stress is not handled well by their employers

Article on the UNISON National site.

Get set for our spring recruitment drive

UNISON is gearing up for a further massive union-wide recruitment campaign this spring

Article on the UNISON National site.

Number of workplace deaths underestimated

Too many workers still dying from long-term workplace health risks

Article on the UNISON National site.

HSE publishes new local authority national enforcement code

Inspectors no longer allowed to carry out unannounced proactive inspections in ‘low-risk’ workplaces

Article on the UNISON National site.

Children in schools at risk of exposure to asbestos

Government committee concludes children are more vulnerable to exposure to asbestos than adults – the younger the child the greater the risk

Article on the UNISON National site.

Support Action Mesothelioma day and raise awareness

UNISON urges branches to support Action Mesothelioma day.

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON seeks to recruit more health and safety reps

Health and safety reps are crucial in the fight against the government’s ‘continued assault’ on members

Article on the UNISON National site.

Jilin Fire, China: a terrible reminder why we must fight for the living

Jilin Fire, China: a terrible reminder why we must fight for the living.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Improving staff health, safety and wellbeing essential to improving patient care

Improving staff health, safety and wellbeing essential to improving patient care

Article on the UNISON National site.

Health and safety news on Twitter

For the latest UNISON news and information on health and safety at work now available at Twitter

Article on the UNISON National site.