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Usdaw and Health & Safety

Usdaw believes that health and safety at work is a right not a privilege. But we know the only way to secure that right is to have an active network of health and safety reps working for members. This part of the web site is for those reps and all members interested in health and safety.

From here you can access useful guides, posters, etc in our safety rep toolkit, find out about common hazards; sign up for regular email alerts on H&S topics; read frequently asked questions and join our discussion forum for Usdaw H&S activists. Specialist assistance is available from the H&S Section in the Legal Department.

This is your web site. We want it to work for Usdaw H&S reps. Use it and let us know what you are doing and what you think.


Health & Safety News

Topical Tips - Winter weather 02 December 2008
Q. Every year around this time the heating seems to be broken and its cold in the store as well as outside, what can we do about it?...   read more

Usdaw asks employers to reduce stress in the workplace 04 November 2008
On National Stress Awareness Day, Usdaw, the shopworkers’ union, is calling for retail employers to make sure they have the procedures in place to protect their staff from violence in the workplace. ...   read more

30 year on - TUC launches safety rep charter 23 October 2008
To mark the 30th anniversary of the implementation of the Safety Representative and Safety Committee Regulations, the TUC has launched a new charter to enhance the role of the health and safety rep....   read more

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Safety Net - The Health & Safety Bulletin

Promoting health at work- 17 September 2008
New guidance from the TUC is designed to help health and safety reps to work in partnership with employers on health promotion in the workplace. ...   read more

European Health and Safety Week- 17 September 2008
The European Agency for Safety and Health has launched a major new campaign for better risk assessment to improve health and safety management. ...   read more

Asbestos – the hidden killer- 17 September 2008
HSE is launching a national campaign which runs through October and November 2008. It will target tradesmen at risk from asbestos exposure and hopes to build on the success of a previous pilot campaign in the North West...   read more

Flour dust in in-store bakeries (Bakers asthma)- 17 September 2008
HSE has been working with the employers, LACORS (the coordinating body for local authority regulatory activities) and Usdaw to develop a benchmark for control of dust from flour and flour improvers in supermarket bakeries....   read more

Usdaw guide for safety reps in warehouses- 17 September 2008
A new Usdaw guide is available for safety reps working in warehouses. ‘Distributing Safety’ is based on the HSE’s Warehousing and Storage – A Guide to Health and Safety’ (HSG76). ...   read more

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Health & Safety What's Hot

HSE toolkit for prevention of violence to retail staff
HSE and local authorities have worked in partnership to develop a new web-based toolkit to reduce the risk of violence to staff in shops, pubs and clubs.

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