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Health and safety reps handbook
29 April 2008
Health and safety reps handbook
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The Safety Reps Handbook is an essential guide for new safety reps with key tips on how to get organised.
This is the seventh edition of the Usdaw Health and Safety Reps ' Handbook. Changes in the law and increased awareness of the horrific scale of injuries and illness caused by bad management have made health and safety an even more important issue for trade unions in the 21st century.
Workplace Health and Safety Reps are very important to Usdaw. As a Health and Safety Rep you have legal rights to investigate accidents and potential hazards; to inspect the workplace; to consult with members; and to take up issues on their behalf with management. You are also the vital link between the members where you work and the rest of the union. Much of the responsibility for effective trade union organisation on health and safety in your workplace rests on your shoulders.
However, you do not have to carry that responsibility on your own. Usdaw recognises the importance of its Health and Safety Reps and provides support to help you develop the skills you need for the job and to keep you well informed. This Handbook is one of the ways in which the union is trying to provide the back-up you need.
The union also provides training for Health and Safety Reps through the Education Department. Information, advice and assistance are available from the Health and Safety Section at Central Office and from Area Organisers and experienced lay officials. Make the most of the facilities the union provides and together we can make things safer and healthier for all Usdaw members.
Health and Safety Reps’ handbook was correct at date of publication April 2008.
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Health and safety reps handbook [ pdf ]
Contact Details
Health and Safety section
Ph: 0161 249 2441
Fax: 0161 249 2475
Email: healthandsafety@usdaw.org.uk
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