TUC survey on hazardous substances

The aim of this TUC survey is to get an indication of how many workers are exposed to substances in the workplace that could injure them or make them ill, and whether employers are taking appropriate action to remove them or prevent exposure.

Many think of hazardous substances as being a problem in the chemical industry or manufacturing, but they are just as much a problem in offices or shops where cleaners and others have to use cleaning products or hospitals where there are a huge range of bodily fluids around. Restaurants, hairdressers, and even call centres all have their share of dangerous substances that employers often ignore or are not even aware of. Dust, including the killer asbestos is present in over a million potential workplaces.

Please think about what type of dangerous substances you might well be exposed to as part of their work and let us know by filing in this short survey by the 31st March. 

The results will be used to help the TUC campaign on the issue for International Workers Memorial Day on 28 April 2015.

Take the survey