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Are you a union rep looking for help and advice to support your colleagues at work? Take a look at our wide range of resources.

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This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce

Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

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Return to safe workplaces - resource for reps

If your employer is asking colleagues to return to work outside home, they must make sure it’s done safely. A Covid-19 risk assessment is essential. But how do you know your employer's doing the right things?

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Work and suicide

Every year between 5,500 and 6,000 people in Britain end their own lives – well over three times the number of people who die on our roads. Unions can have a role to play in helping prevent suicides and supporting those who may have suicidal thoughts.

Drug testing in the workplace

Drugs and alcohol in the workplace

This guidance is intended to assist workplace reps in developing policies to deal with alcohol and drug problems in the workplace.

Mental health in the workplace eNote

This eNote raises awareness of the impact of mental health issues in the workplace and how union reps can support members affected by issues associated with mental health.

Diesel exhaust in the workplace

This guidance is intended to help union health and safety representatives get the health risks from diesel exhaust exposure to be controlled in the workplace.

Musculoskeletal disorders - HSE material for health and safety reps

MSDs are preventable and the HSE has published a range of useful publications of tools that will help health and safety representatives work with their employer to reduce the levels of MSDs in their workplace.

Mental health and the workplace

Mental health and the workplace is an increasingly important issue for trade unions. This workbook is for all workplace reps and helps to explain what they can do to support those in the workplace with mental health problems.

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Cool it! Reps guide on dealing with high temperatures in the workplace

A TUC guide for trade union activists on dealing with high temperatures in the workplace

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