Health & Safety.
Welcome to the Health & Safety section of
the Unity website. This section is updated
regularly - please revisit often for the latest information.
Select a topic from below, to
view the latest H&S news and issues.
Can Companies Manage The Smoking Ban..?
The Union in consultation with
ADSIS the Alcohol and drugs Service in Staffordshire are posing this question to
Industry employers.
Some companies plan to introduce a blanket ban meaning that workers can only
smoke outside the parameter fences during break time.
This is because there is no legal responsibility for companies to provide
smoking shelters. However, given that smoking like other dependencies such as
alcohol and drugs can be extremely difficult to overcome companies do nee to be
aware of how employees may respond to their favourite habit being taken away
from them.
(read more)
HSE Leadership Conference
29.03.07 'A Union Rep's View'
The Cost of Getting the Point Across
The “Leadership
Conference” hosted by the Health and Safety Executive on 29 March was billed as
a specialist one-day program in “how to achieve effective leadership in Health
and Safety for Directors and CEOs of Manufacturing Organisations”, and it wasn’t
a conference that many Safety Reps will have attended.
(read more)
Be
Cancer Aware - Get to know your body.
Unity and the Employers Federation
have a long term commitment to encourage
both men and women to take up the opportunity to attend screening programmes.
The aim of these programmes is to detect and treat early abnormalities which, if
left untreated, could lead to cancer.
Use the link below to access this section of the website.
(read more)
Health &
Safety Executive - The case for more funding.
HSE is one of the most
highly regarded bodies amongst employers, employees,
and members of the public. HSE's budget has been cut considerably since 2002.
The 2004 spending review settlement has meant that huge cuts are having to be
made to stay within budget.
(read more)
Drugs and Alcohol
Alcohol and drug testing at work has been
continually in the news. But testing workers
is not a magic solutions to a serious workplace problem.
(read more)