useful links: Hazards (H&S info resource) Asbestos Support Group West Midlands Health & Safety Executive
Covid-19:protection for workers
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Health & Safety
Wolverhampton Workers’ Memorial Day
Over 15,000 people of working age died in the pandemic. Many of those were key workers in high-risk workplaces in sectors such as health, social care, transport, food processing and […]
Your legal right to a safe place of work
Your employer is obliged under the law to provide you with a safe place of work. current national lockdown rules in force across the UK: You may only leave your home […]
Trade unionists: Let’s vaccinate Britain
Let’s vaccinate Britain – time for trade union members to step up. The way we get out of this pandemic is to get everyone vaccinated as soon as possible. That’s […]
analysis of UK Coronavirus response
New research from the TUC found that one in five people whose jobs can be done from home have unnecessarily returned to their workplaces and the biggest factor pushing them there was […]
Hazards 2020 virtual conference
Sat 1st August
Covid-19 lockdown: the risk of a police state
by Rob Marris, solicitor (Vice-President Wolverhamptoon & Bilston TUC) The risk to trades unionists is that, literally, the police will start to make up laws as they go along; […]
Wolves TUC featured in Art in Lockdown exhibition
Art in Lockdown invite inspires hundreds of creations
Midlands TUC Health & Safety Forum
TUC Midlands, 47 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3TH Thursday 14 November 2019 10.30 – 14.30Come along and share your workplace health and safety issues, concerns and proposals with like-minded […]
Asbestos conference
Friday 27 November, 9.30am-12.30
International Asbestos Trade Today
Annual General Meeting of West Midlands Hazards Trust will take place on Tuesday 11th October 2016, 6.15pm in the offices of Irwin Mitchell, Imperial House, 31 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DB. […]
West Midlands employers asked to make safety resolution
New figures show extent of workplace safety failings in local area
Workers’ Memorial Day consultation
Written Ministerial Statements: Thursday 28 January 2010 The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Yvette Cooper): I am pleased to announce the publication of the Government's response to the consultation […]
What is Workers’ Memorial Day?
Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don`t die of mystery ailments, or in tragic `accidents`. They die because an employer decided their safety just […]
TUC – no return until safe
TUC – No one should have to return to work without “tough new measures” on safety TUC demands that all employers produce risk assessments before lockdown is eased New measures […]
The poor will suffer the most in this epidemic
Laid bare: The scandal of expendable workers before, during and after Covid https://www.ier.org.uk/comments/laid-bare-the-scandal-of-expendable-workers-before-during-and-after-covid/ The new class divide – how Covid-19 exposed and exacerbated workplace inequality in the UK
TUC Webinar: Health and safety in the home
Coronavirus at Work webinar, with Quinn Roache, Policy Officer in LGBT+ and Disability Rights, and Shelly Asquith, Health and Safety Officer. Watch the recording to see discussions on: – Ergonomic […]
TUC Midlands Webinar: Coronavirus – Union Issues & Wins
Thursday 23rd April 12.30 – 13.30 Hosted via Microsoft Teams Coronavirus has brought huge disruption to our lives and workplaces. Unions have been at the forefront in addressing […]
160,000 West Midlands workers can’t get Statutory Sick Pay
TUC calls on government to tackle coronavirus by guaranteeing sick pay for all workers, regardless of how much they earn · Nearly 2 million workers aren’t eligible for Statutory Sick […]
Teachers work almost 12 hours each week unpaid hours on average
Workers in the West Midlands put in £2.7bn worth of unpaid overtime last year – TUC analysis