Guidance for UNISON members as more workplaces open and more staff return to their workplaces as lockdown restrictions are eased in England. Updated July 2021.

International Workers Memorial Day 2021-A4 poster. Available as a PDF download only.

Making sickness absence policies work better for us – a guide for UNISON branches – updated March 2021. Available as a PDF download only.

An invaluable guide for all Health and safety reps. This easy to read booklet will guide you through your rights and duties, give you some basic information on health and safety and point you to some other sources of information and support.

A booklet outlining the health and safety issues facing young people in the workplace

A leaflet outlining what you should do if you are experiencing violence at work

An A5 leaflet advertising International Workers’ Memorial Day. This is not year specific so can be used every year.

This guide for UNISON branches and safety reps explains how the GIG economy has affected the health and safety of UNISON members and how branches and safety reps can organise and campaign to represent and recruit members

A two sided A5 general health and safety leaflet with a join UNISON message. It highlights the fact that we have a network of trained safety reps who can deal with health and safety issues in the workplace. PDF only

A guide for young workers on bullying and harassment at work

A5 booklet on women’s health and safety that highlights some of the issues and how UNISON can help members deal with these issues

A leaflet aimed at encouraging members from the union’s self-organised groups to consider putting themselves forward to become safety reps.

Behavioural safety programmes try and claim that workplace injuries are the result of unsafe acts by workers. UNISON is very clear that this approach is not good health and safety management.

A leaflet for members on aches, pains and strains. Are you at risk of harm and what should your employer do?

A health and safety guide on lone working for members. 8pp A5 booklet.

Aches, pains and strains or asking our bodies to do too much can cause long term or permanent injury. This A4 poster aims to raise awareness amongst members and potential members. Available as a PDF for download only.

A toolkit for health and safety reps to help them raise and deal with the issue of stress in the workplace

This information sheet aims to give safety reps a basic understanding of fire safety and fire risk assessments under the current law.

An A5 leaflet on the issue of the safety of cleaning materials and what UNISON is doing to keep staff safe.

A report looking at the issues around the safe use of chemicals when cleaning to combat superbugs. PDF only.

2017 UNISON stress survey: summary report and full data

Guardians of health and safety stickers. 15 stickers per sheet. Please order number of sheets required, not numbers of stickers.

An A4 document outlining why domestic violence and abuse in a trade union issue and including a model agreement between branches and employer. Updated February 2017.

Slips, trips and falls (STFs) are often seen as a joke, but they are no laughing matter. They occur all too
frequently and can cause some very serious injuries.

Most workplaces will contain some hazardous substances and employers must ensure that staff and visitors are not harmed by them. This guide helps you do that.

Booklet highlighting some of the workplace health and safety issues faced by disabled workers and advice on how they can be resolved or improved with the help of health and safety and equality legislation. Updated December 2016

Some employers are now talking about making workers more resilient. UNISON is very clear that this approach is not good health and safety management.

This guide explains that whilst “human factors” should be considered when managing health and safety, behavioural safety programmes tend to blame workers. The guide looks at common failures for these programmes, and how branches can oppose their introduction.

A4 poster promoting good health and safety practices in the workplace. Updated August 2015

A four page newsletter aimed at UNISON health and safety reps, branch health and safety officers and UNISON members with an interest in health and safety

This booklet is intended for use in education courses and other training situations to provide UNISON safety representatives with information about their legal rights. Updated 2015