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Health and safety reps wanted - Nomination form
17 August 2005
A4 form for the notice board to look for volunteers to stand as safety reps.
What does being a health & safety rep involve?
Legal powers to:
- Investigate complaints from members
- Investigate potential hazards and accidents
- Do regular health and safety inspections
- Receive health and safety information from management
- Represent members in consultation with health and safety inspectors
- Take part in meetings of safety committee
Recruiting Usdaw members and develop their awareness of health and safety
Responsibility for working within policies and procedures agreed between Usdaw and the company to promote health and safety
Back-up
- Wages maintained while carrying out health and safety duties
- Full Usdaw health and safety training programme
- Usdaw health and safety rep resource pack
- Usdaw Area Organisers and health and safety section at Usdaw's Central Office available for guidance
- Management commitment to support health and safety rep's role
All nominees must be aged 18 or over with at least 12 months membership of Usdaw and 12 months employment, unless the site is under 12 months old.
Please ensure you have the consent of the nominee before proposing them.
To obtain copies of this poster for display on your union notice-board (A4 format) contact the Stationery Department at Central Office
Contact Details
Health and Safety section
Ph: 0161 249 2441
Fax: 0161 249 2475
Email: healthandsafety@usdaw.org.uk
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