UNISON urges HSE to improve COVID guidance for employers

UNISON urges HSE to improve COVID guidance for employers

The union is highlighting the particular risk to vulnerable workers UNISON has written to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ...
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Safe Work after Lockdown

The attached pdf contains important information about the safe return to work after lockdown and information for those who continue ...
Be on the safe side

Be on the safe side

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shown the important role Health & Safety Representatives have in the workplace. During the 15 ...
Communities & Families - Online Meeting

Communities & Families – Online Meeting

For those returning to work – or working alongside colleagues as they come back into the workplace – we need ...
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Help defeat COVID19 by becoming a health and safety rep

CORONAVIRUS Education staff: Why not think about becoming a health and safety rep. in your school?  Never have they been ...
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Health & Safety Update

Your March Health & Safety Update is now available online covering •Coronavirus (COVID-19) •Andrew Barnett •Fire Safety Compliance •Asbestos Team ...
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UNISON Health & Safety June Update

Your June Health & Safety Update is now available online covering Dispute over Disbanding of the Asbestos and Surveying Team ...
Workers Memorial Day – Taking Control Removing Dangerous Substances from the Workplace

Workers Memorial Day – Taking Control Removing Dangerous Substances from the Workplace

The annual Workers’ Memorial Day commemoration was held on 28 April at the memorial tree in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh ...
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UNISON withdraws support for Take 5 Risk Assessments

Your latest Health, Safety & Wellbeing update is now available online Call for re-introduction of health and safety committees UNISON ...
Unions call for action as surveys show level of violence towards staff in Edinburgh schools and classes

Unions call for action as surveys show level of violence towards staff in Edinburgh schools and classes

UNISON and EIS surveys published today paint a bleak picture of the violence in Edinburgh’s schools and classes suffered by ...