Health and Safety
TUC spells health and safety
It took union campaigns to deliver the comprehensive health and safety legislation that the UK workforce enjoys.
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But it takes union know how, resources and campaigns to make workplaces as safe as possible. That's why TUC and unions provide high calibre resources and training for trade union safety reps.
These union reps are the reason union workplaces are safer workplaces. This website is part of TUC's work to ensure union safety reps have the information and resources to continue and to improve that work
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The most recent documents available on this subject are:
Doctors won't decide on fitness to work
The new fit note will not give doctors the option to deem a patient 'fit for work', only whether they may be fit for some work, the government has indicated.
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5 February 2010
Risks 442 - 6 February 2010
Health and safety newsletter 6 February 2010
PDF version available for download
5 February 2010
Unions make work safer every day
The worldwide theme for Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April this year is to be 'Unions make work safer'.
PDF version available for download
5 February 2010
Bill calls for safety duties on directors
A Labour MP is pressing for a new law to place legally binding, explicit safety duties on company directors.
PDF version available for download
29 January 2010
Risks 441 - 30 January 2010
Health and safety newsletter 30 January 2010
PDF version available for download
29 January 2010
Sharp increase in violent attacks
The TUC has called for a 'zero tolerance' approach to violent crime at work after a new analysis showed the number of physical assaults against workers last year was up 50 per cent on the previous year.
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29 January 2010
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