Assistant national officer Aneta Boruc reports on UNISON’s health and safety seminar
health and safety
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
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
If only the Westminster government could show some of the responsibility it wants the rest of us to take on
Employers must do more to keep staff safe and that includes properly recording exposure
The union is highlighting the particular risk to vulnerable workers
Christina McAnea has written to the defence secretary seeking urgent response
Unions seek urgent review of risk assessments to tackle new COVID-19 variant
Union writes to Health and Safety Executive urging updated guidelines to protect workers in light of new variant of coronavirus
High Court rules that zero-hours workers should have the same protection as others
Political pressure to approve substandard PPE does not bode well for HSE independence once the UK finally leaves the safety of the EU, says the union
Since UNISON launched Be on the safe side campaign to recruit new health and safety reps this summer, over 1,000 members have come forward