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Figures show the importance of controlling hazards, as European Health and Safety Week gets under way.

General secretary’s blog: Time to stop violence and abuse in the workplace “Violence at work blights lives,” said UNISON general secretary […]

Find out how we got to where we are with health and safety regulation

22 union members in Torquay receive damages after being made sick by hazardous chemical disinfectant

Dead bodies, detective work and the truth about food poisoning – the work of the environmental health officer has no shortage of surprises

For many people, working outdoors in the sun is a blessing. But for refuse loader David Lewis, living in the shadow of skin cancer, it became a curse

UNISON survey aims to find out scale of problem in wake of concerns over rise in superbugs

Report finds 83% of organisations failing to comply with sharps regulations

Facility time, overwork and workplace stress among the big themes as unions engage with employers

Much of the asbestos is badly maintained, leaving children and staff in some schools exposed to the killer fibre. Have you been told if there is asbestos in your school? Has your […]

Labour conference vigil calls on government to fund research into mesothelioma

Four in 10 workers believe that work-related stress is not handled well by their employers

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics show that days lost due to sickness absence fell in 2013

Health and Safety Executive refuses to publish report into contamination at Welsh school

Attacks on health and safety are a smokescreen for wider economic problems, says UNISON