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Workplace Health and Safety
Health & Safety Reps
To be effective in our fight for safe working conditions we need people in every work place to act as advisors and watchdogs on health and safety issues. Could you do this? You'd get full training and support from UNISON as well as paid time-off from your employer to carry out your union role. Find out more about becoming a Health & Safety rep - contact the Branch Office.
- Nomination form for Health & Safety Rep. (also for Steward or Lifelong Learning Rep.) - (pdf file - opens in a new window
Health & Safety Information Sheets
These will be of interest to branch members; most of them are on the national UNISON web site and these links will open in a new window:
- Eye Tests and VDUs - few have exercised their legal right to an eye test paid for by their employers.
- Mobile Phones - issues of relevance to members.
- Mobile Phone Aerial Transmitters - and the siting of, discusses the problems.
- MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
- Photocopiers (and laser printers) - covers potential hazards from photocopiers, laser printers and other electronic duplicating devices and what the law says about it.
- Pregnant women and risk assessment - TUC briefing (18 Apr 05)
- Protective Gloves - some of the issues that should be considered where gloves are concerned and the use of different types.
- Radon Gas - radioactive gas that occurs in some parts of Devon.
- Repetitive Strain Injury - covers a wide range of injuries to muscles, tendons and nerves.
- Stress at Work - UNISON's Guide for Safety Reps
- the Health & Safety Executive on Work-related Stress.
- Water Coolers and Drinks Machines - explains the health risks of Water Coolers and Drinks Machines and what employers must do to ensure the Health and Safety of members.
