Health and Safety Toolkit

Do you get too hot at work? 26 June 2009
Does it get too warm where you work, making you feel hot and bothered? This is your chance to help us to get something done about it!...   read more

Checking Out Health and Safety in Shops (Leaflet 254) 24 April 2009
Shopwork can be dangerous and unhealthy. Many people don't realise how serious the hazards are. ...   read more

Health and safety - Reps handbook 24 April 2009
Usdaw produced its first edition of the Health and Safety Reps’ Handbook in 1989. This seventh edition is being published 20 years later. Health and safety remains a major issue for Usdaw members and the Union needs active Health and Safety Reps now, more than ever....   read more

Body mapping – telling where it hurts 27 February 2008
One of the key functions of union safety representatives elected under the Safety Representative and Safety Committee Regulations is to investigate potential hazards. They are also entitled to talk with the members they represent in order to identify any concerns they may have....   read more

Six Pack - Usdaw Guide to the 1992 Health And Safety Regulations 19 December 2007
In January 1993, six Regulations on Health and Safety at Work were introduced. ...   read more

TUC Hazards at Work book 17 October 2007
A completely new and revised 2007 version of 'Hazards at Work' is now available from the Central Office Stationery Department. ...   read more

Healthy checkouts 07 October 2006
There are many different types of checkout in operation around the country and they vary from employer to employer...   read more

Stress Questionnaire 15 September 2006
Causes of workplace stress can be associated with a wide range of factors. The nature of the job or some aspects of the job may be potentially stressful....   read more

How do you feel after a day's work? 06 December 2005
You don’t have to put up with bad working conditions. There is something you can do. Employers do have legal duties to care for your health and safety. ...   read more

Usdaw needs health and safety reps 06 December 2005
Usdaw appreciates the vital role that safety reps play and many employers now recognise the valuable role that reps can play and are keen to encourage members to become safety reps. ...   read more

You are twice as safe with Usdaw 06 December 2005
For display on your union notice-board. Independent research shows that trade union safety reps do make a difference...   read more

Is your work a pain in the back? (A4 poster) 06 December 2005
For display on your union notice-board. ...   read more

Work is not worth getting hurt for (A4 poster) 06 December 2005
For display on your union notice-board. Each year over 400 people are killed in workplace accidents and over one million are injured. ...   read more

Back us up! 06 December 2005
For display on your union notice-board. Every year 1.2 million workers suffer from work-related musculoskeletal problems like back pain. ...   read more

Keep your cool! Tackling heat stress at work (A4 poster) 06 December 2005
The law says your employer must maintain a reasonable temperature in your workplace. ...   read more

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