On Saturday 11 May The UK Parliament finally adopted the European Sharps Directive to protect health workers from deadly diseases through new Regulations on the prevention of sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector. Robert Baughan, UNISON National Officer for Health & Safety said: “This is a great day for the protection of healthcare workers from sharps injuries and the potential of contracting
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Unison Bookclub Oxford University Press (OUP) and UNISON are delighted to provide UNISON members with this exclusive offer to purchase OUP publications at a 20% discount through the UNISON Book Club. The establishment of the Book Club builds on the long-standing relationship between UNISON and OUP in seeking to provide top quality guides to nurses and other health professionals in their work – we
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Annual TUC Health And Safety Representatives Award The TUC wants to demonstrate and acknowledge the range of work currently undertaken by lay union representatives on behalf of their members and the community. They will be making an award to the trade unionist who represents the best aspects of being a health and safety representative. This is not intended to be a competitive award, and
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Falls whilst working at height remain one of the biggest causes of fatalities and major injuries from “accidents” at work. When you do a task that involves a risk of falling liable to cause personal injury, you are working at height. Click here to read more about the risks, how to work safely, what employers should do, and for a safety rep checklist.
International Workers’ Memorial Day is an opportunity for us FACK (Families Against Corporate Killers) families to tell the stories of our lives, which changed irrevocably and beyond measure when our loved ones’ lives were cut far too short. These are loved ones like Cameron Minshull, a 16-year old lad, only a few weeks into his first job, killed in an incident involving an industrial
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Millions of workers face routine alcohol testing using a new fingerprint device which gives instant results. Staff in local government, the NHS and security, transport and leisure industries will be first to be targeted as the world’s first finger-touch system to detect alcohol is launched. Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, condemned the move as ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’. He added: ‘If
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E-Petition: Save The Management Of Health And Safety At Work ACoP IOSH (Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) has launched an online petition to save the ‘Management of Health and Safety at Work Approved Code of Practice’ (ACoP) that protects workers, business and the economy. This is the first-ever to be posted on behalf of IOSH. Gerard Hand, President of IOSH, said: “The Government
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Important message for staff at Walton Centre, Aintree Hospitals and Liverpool Women’s, including all private-sector who get paid on the agenda change contract. Your new NHS agenda to change terms and conditions come into force today please use the link below to view the terms and conditions – http://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/AfC_tc_of_service_handbook_fb.pdf If you would like further information please contact your union Steward on 0151 529 3232
Work Your Proper Hours Day – 1 March 2013 If staff who regularly work unpaid overtime did all their extra hours from the start of the year they wouldn’t get paid until 1 March 2013. The TUC has named this day Work Your Proper Hours Day to celebrate their hard work. Now in its ninth year, Work Your Proper Hours Day is a light-hearted
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International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day – 28 February 2013 February 28, 2013 will be the 15th annual International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day, which is dedicated to RSI education and prevention. Repetitive strain injuries affect hundreds of thousands of workers every year in Britain. RSI covers a wide range of injuries to muscles, tendons and nerves. Usually hands, wrists, elbows or
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