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Don’t be a safety nerd Workers join unions because they are concerned about safety, and stay in unions for the same reason. That’s why training trade union safety reps in the links between safety and organisation is a top priority for TUC. Hazards, issue 102, May 2008
Get safe, get organised Union workplaces
are safer, healthier places for a reason – because union organisation
keeps them that way. If unions are going to effectively fight hazards,
then they should first know both the arguments and know their strength.
Union solution Work is not what it
used to be. You are more likely to be serving in shops than serving
up ships, tapping out keystrokes than tipping out coal. TUC head of
safety Hugh Robertson says changing union safety strategies are needed
for a changing working world. TUC health and safety organising webpages TUC says health and safety is a top reason people join unions and people stay in unions. Health and safety is a particularly effective organising tool. TUC organising webpages Organising for health and safety This TUC resource is designed to help reps achieve more active membership, with more safety representatives. who can make real real gains and help create a greater culture of safety in the workplace. Organising for health and safety: A TUC guide for use in the workplace [pdf] Organise! You slip, trip, fall. You
are exposed to toxic chemicals. You lift, carry, you get strains.
You are stressed to the eyeballs. All this and the law says you should
be safe and healthy at work. Hazards looks at how safety reps
can organise to close the reality gap on workplace safety. Safety reps at work
Union safety reps have a dramatic, positive impact on safety at
work - and the more training they get, the more marked the "union
safety effect." Hazards reports how the union training on your
doorstep and now in cyberspace can be a workplace lifesaver.
Safety reps at work Not what
we bargained for The economy is buoyant, but we work harder
for less pay. We know more about hazards and their control, but work-related
stress, strains, depression and violence are soaring. We have never
been more productive, and we are rewarded with temporary contracts,
long hours and back breaking workloads. Hazards lists the top
20 questions union reps should ask on workplace change and gives pointers
on a better way to work. Hazards mapping links The "Hazards
detective" online guide helps you make the links the doctors
and the safety officers miss. From fatigue to depression, drug use
to violence, the Hazards "worked over" online guide
helps you examine the 24/7/365 hazards that can come with the job. Union effect Hazards shows why safety is better organised. Here it presents the evidence and details of innovative union safety rep initiatives including "roving" and regional reps and new style global agreements including health, safety and environmental clauses. Union effect Hazards safety reps webpage The one-stop-shop for union health and safety reps with resources, rights, news, training, links and features. safety reps webpage Safety
reps' news Latest safety news for health and safety reps Organising news Britain: Organising for health and safety Canada: Work refusals win safety assurances Britain: TUC
Organising at Work guide Global: Around
the world in a training daze Britain:
Get trained, get organised, get safe! Australia: Court
backs union safety notice Britain: Unions
think of new ways to work Australia:
Fifteen things you should know safety
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