The regional Health and Safety Committee has produced its first newsletter which you can read below. Health and safety make up one of the key pillars of trade unionism. The aim of this newsletter is to raise the profile of health and safety, highlight the good work undertaken by our network of safety reps across […]
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- Date
- 10 September 2024 9:30am–3:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Eastern, Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR
After an amazing health, safety and wellbeing training day in 2023, we’re back at Higdon House in 2024. We’re still confirming the speakers, but you can rest assured it’ll be a packed day of learning and activities to keep you up to date with your health and safety work, with a particular focus on violence […]
- Date
- 30 August – 13 September 2024
- Location
- Bristol
This course builds upon the Stage 1 Health and Safety Representatives’ Course and will help H&S reps to further their skills and knowledge.
- Date
- 21 May – 18 June 2024
- Location
- Bristol
This Course is aimed at new and previously untrained Health and Safety Representatives.
- Date
- 18 – 22 November 2024
Our Organising for Health and Safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives. We are now offering an option whereby reps can complete the whole course in one week. Our online course is delivered by experienced TUC tutors at West Thames College via Microsoft Teams. The closing date for applications is 4th November […]
- Date
- 12 – 16 August 2024
Our Organising for Health and Safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives. We are now offering an option whereby reps can complete the whole course in one week. Our online course is delivered by experienced TUC tutors at West Thames College via Microsoft Teams. The closing date for applications is 29th July […]
- Date
- 15 – 16 September 2023
- Location
- Croyde Bay, North Devon
Our regional Health & Safety Forum takes on a new name for 2023, out with the ‘Forum’ and in with the ‘Fest’!
Is your position reliant on Health and safety knowledge and application or are you interested in a raise or promotion but need more skills around Health and safety? Perhaps you are simply looking to branch out and develop new skills in this area? The UNISON college has a number of different training avenues that can […]
- Date
- 10 – 11 October 2022
- Location
- UNISON Northern, 140 - 150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6TH
Note This is a two day course and learners must attend both days to complete the course. About the training The course will help you: Understand the H&S reps role; Carry out the H&S reps duties; Be more effective in the role; Understand the key rights of health and safety reps; Recognise the employers responsibilities […]
Red warning heatwave – advice for schools and early years settings The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has increased the heat-health alert for England to level 4 – the highest possible, and the Met Office has issued the first ever red warning for large parts of England for Monday and Tuesday (with an amber warning in place for other areas – please […]
- Date
- 22 March 2023
- Location
- UNISON Eastern, Higdon House, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR
Our health, safety and wellbeing training day returns in person for 2023! We’ve got a packed day of learning and activities to keep you up to date with your health and safety work. We encourage branch secretaries, health and safety reps and health and safety officers to attend. And you won’t just leave with your […]
- Date
- 5 – 9 December 2022
- Location
- Online
NB: This course will now be delivered online. Tutorial dates remain the same. As the course involves group work and discussion, you will be expected to attend webinar based tutorials at fixed times. There are a number of other criteria which you must be able to commit to before embarking on the course and […]
- Date
- 30 September – 1 October 2022
- Location
- Croyde Bay, North Devon
The theme for our event this year is Wellbeing is a Health & Safety issue – the impact of the pandemic in workplaces, the rising cost of living and public service funding shortages has been a triple hit for our members.
- Date
- 30 September – 1 October 2022
- Location
- Croyde Bay, North Devon
The theme for our event this year is Wellbeing is a Health & Safety issue – the impact of the pandemic in workplaces, the rising cost of living and public service funding shortages has been a triple hit for our members.
- Date
- 26 April 2022 12:30pm–2:00pm
- Location
- Microsoft Teams
Following a survey sent out to branches to ask our members about their awareness or experience of Operation Hampshire, a National Initiative focussed on improving the response to assaults on Police Officers and Police Staff, we are really pleased to announce that , Dave Brewster, National Operation Hampshire Co-ordinator for the National Police Wellbeing Service […]