Health and Safety


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Northern TUC Asbestos Support Group has now secured over £1million for asbestos victims

The latest monthly report figures from the Northern TUC's Asbestos Support and Campaign Group now show that since September 2012 it has been responsible for securing a total of £1,039,615.00 in compensation and welfare for asbestos victims in the nor...

6 June 2013
Hazards at Work – get your copy now!

The new edition of the TUC's best-selling guide to health and safety at work it out now. It is used by reps, officers, employers, professionals in the field and even enforcement officers. Find out more, including how to get hold of your copy!

1 March 2013
Removal of strict liability in health and safety

This is a breifing from the TUC on the government's proposals to remove strcit liability from health and safety legislation. This will efffect the ability of workers to gain compensation.

29 October 2012
Learning the lessons of asbestos as death toll continues to rise

There are almost 2,500 new cases of mesothelioma in the UK each year. This number is expected to rise by 100-120 a year until at least 2015. An estimated 250-300 of these new cases each year will be in the Northern region. For decades asbestos p...

11 October 2012
Focus on health and wellbeing

Rheged in Cumbria was the perfect setting for a Cumbria Forum focussed on health and wellbeing on Thursday 28th June. Over 40 reps attended the seminar and heard at first-hand what practical steps unions are taking to promote health and wellbeing in ...

5 July 2012
Occupational Cancers still major hidden killer

A diagnosis of cancer remains one of the most disturbing pieces of news anyone can receive. Each year in the UK around 320,000 hear that news and cancer remains the number one killer in the UK with almost 160,000 deaths. These reasons contribute to...

25 June 2012



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