Employers should be reviewing their health and safety risk assessments following any changes to government advice on coronavirus or following any incidents in the workplace such as outbreaks of coronavirus.
You can use the UNISON risk assessment review tool to examine whether your employer is taking the correct steps to protect workers and to identify any concerns. The tool can be accessed via the branch service portal following the link below. Branches and safety reps can find out more by registering for the webinar on 3 August 2-3pm using the link below.
Category: Courses
Hazard Conference
Registration for the annual Hazards conference is now open. The conference, which takes place over the weekend of July 31st to August 1st will be virtual and has a varied programme to interest all safety representatives.
To register go to the link below. The conference is FREE of charge but branches/organisations, are invited to donate to the Hazards Campaign via the link on the registration page.
Online Courses – places available
Please find below details of July online training courses where we still have availability. If you are interested in attending any of these courses please arrange for the attached booking form to be completed and then forward to activisteducationscotland@unison.co.uk as soon as possible. Please note that all of the courses are subject to numbers:
- Online Organising for Health & Safety (5, 6, 12, 13 July – 1.00-4.30 pm each day)
- Online ERA Refresher (27, 28 July – 9.30 am – 1.00 pm each day)
Please also find attached calendar for details of all our courses for the remainder of the year (July Organising Stewards course is full).
Free Online Event ‘Spotlight on Business and Human Rights’ Tues 15 June 10am-12.30pm
Scrutiny’ – relevant to so much in public services around human rights issues, domestically and internationally.
New human rights law in Scotland, public spending and procurement and supply chains, tackling corruption, and how the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights can help promote transparency, accountability and scrutiny.
These are all on the agenda for this important free online event on Tuesday 15 June ‘Spotlight on Business and Human Rights – Transparency, Accountability & Scrutiny’ – relevant to so much in public services around human rights issues, domestically and internationally.
Please do attend, if of interest, and/or pass details on to all you think may be interested. Full info, including a leaflet if of use, and registration link are here https://unison-scotland.org/free-online-business-human-rights-event-tues-15-june/
The direct registration link is here on Eventbrite.
The event is organised by the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland and supported by UNISON. Peter Hunter, Head of Organising, will be chairing and Gemma Freedman, from our International Unit in London, will be speaking on campaigning at UK level for a human rights due diligence ‘Failure to Prevent’ law. (More on this here https://www.unison.org.uk/news/2021/05/unison-demands-human-rights-due-diligence-law-for-supply-chains )
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