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Next steps for safety reps

The TUC's health and safety stage 2 course.

The course helps reps identify, prevent and control risks helping to build a safer and healthier workplace. It encourages reps to involve members in safety issues by developing a collective approach to health and safety. It helps reps keep up to date on health and safety law and information enabling them to use it more effectively. The course help reps build health and safety organisation and effect real change in the workplace.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for health and safety representatives who have already completed the TUC Health and safety stage 1 course, or its equivalent and who have had subsequent experience as an elected health and safety rep.

How long is the course?

This course will be delivered over 10 weeks (one term).

What will the course help me to do?

The course will help you:

build a safe and healthy workplace
build health and safety organisation
keep up-to-date on health and safety issues
effect change in health and safety
plan for the future.

What are the entry requirements?

Union safety representatives who wish to take this course should have:

previously attended the TUC stage 1 health and safety course; or
obtained a suitable equivalent to the above through their own union's courses or from elsewhere.

Please ensure that you have time off to attend this course and that you have checked with the appropriate union branch official or officer that you intend to take the course.

Please be aware that funding restrictions in some areas may mean that a college cannot accept your application: if this is the case you will be notified which college to reapply to.

How much is the course?

There are no course fees for union reps from TUC affiliated unions.

See our course listings page for availability.

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