UNISON Health & Safety
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If you believe that everyone should be able to work without having their health damaged by their job, join us in UNISON.
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𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ⛑🚧⚠ This year’s seminar focuses on empowering health and safety representatives to become confident leaders in their workplaces. If you wish to attend, your branch can register via the Online Conferencing System.
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❄️Labour Research Department - ensuring members' safety in cold weather https://t.co/7pm2HBkU89
lrd.org.uk
How can union reps help protect workers from extreme cold temperatures? Labour Research finds out. Employers must ensure that workplaces are safe, and TUC policy officer Shelly Asquith explains this...
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❄️Health and Safety Executive advice on temperature in the workplace https://t.co/6YnwbcAFiy
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❄️UNISON Health and Safety - Extreme Weather & Temperatures at Work https://t.co/PGICoZFoT0
unison.org.uk
Extreme Weather Events Employers in the UK have a legal and moral responsibility to manage risks associated with extreme weather events under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which requires...
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🥶Cold at work? Employers must conduct risk assessments, and take steps to control exposure to cold - whether temporary measures for unusual weather, or permanent solutions for recurring conditions. 🔗Check the guidance links in the thread below:
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Almost 8 in 10 union reps taking part in a survey by TUC reported stress as one of the main concerns at work - yet employers often fail to assess or act on the risks. Employers and government must take action to prevent this growing crisis. 🔗Read more:
tuc.org.uk
Britain is facing a work-related stress crisis, according to new TUC data released today (Monday).
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Wishing you a safe and healthy New Year! Our biggest wish for 2026: every worker goes home safe and healthy. Together, we can make it happen - start by becoming a UNISON health and safety rep: 👉 https://t.co/yD9RmQ9RKg
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UNISON member and need help? Call UNISONDirect on 0800 0 857 857 🎄 Christmas hours ⬇️
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UNISON National Health & Safety Seminar is back in 2026! 📅 Registrations open on 14 December – don’t miss your chance to join us. 👉 Find out more: https://t.co/oFPuvxCfdK
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Welfare reform must involve disabled people. At Westminster this week, MPs heard clear evidence that welfare support – especially PIP – is vital for disabled people in work, and why their voices must shape any reforms. https://t.co/ilZrNK0IUH
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UNISON hosts parliamentary event to highlight the findings of welfare reform survey
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With violence against women and girls (VAWG) reaching unprecedented levels across the world, UNISON North West have launched a charter for organisations to sign to show a commitment to tackling VAWG in the workplace. See here for more information https://t.co/NMPgNgp77R
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💜 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 💜 Domestic violence is a trade union issue. ✅ 1 in 3 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime ✅ Only 5% of employers have a domestic violence policy Here's how we can all help ⬇️ #16DaysOfActivism #VAWG
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“Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock should hang their heads in shame for deserting health and care patients and staff during their hour of need." UNISON gen secretary Christina McAnea “Boasts of a protective ring around care homes were a complete fiction. https://t.co/3rYh9dhwVp
morningstaronline.co.uk
BRITAIN’S pandemic response was “too little, too late” with tens of thousands of lives were lost as absent PM Boris Johnson embraced a “toxic and chaotic” culture in No 10, a damning Covid inquiry...
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📢 New @H_S_E statistics show the ongoing large scale of health & safety challenges. Workers deserve better. Now is the time to act for safer, healthier workplaces. Check the HSE report here: https://t.co/MFQ7zHwE4f
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Access to toilets is a basic right. Lack of facilities harms health, dignity & safety. Check out TUC’s Toilets at work report:
tuc.org.uk
A report on workers’ experience of toilet access and facilities.
Access to sanitation is a human right - essential for health and dignity. This isn’t only a global issue. Here in the UK, many workers lack access to decent toilets or face unnecessary restrictions. This UN World Toilet Day, let’s raise awareness — at home and across the world
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⚠️ Thanks to everyone who came to the health and safety training day on Friday ⚠️ It was fantastic to see so many of you learning about asbestos, extreme temperatures and more! See you next year 👀
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How can we organise for safer workplaces? How do we challenge? We need a Health & Safety system fit for Purpose. UNISON reps will be finding out at the TUC Health and Safety Seminar today in Leeds. Find out more about H&S at work 👇 https://t.co/ZtNUMdez8j
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