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Everyone has the right to work in a healthy, safe environment. Unite offers the latest training, information and advice to representatives, members and employers to ensure that best practice is followed, creating healthier, safer working environments for everyone.

Click here for more information on these areas in the unions general Health and Safety resources page.

Safety Representatives

Unites has trained safety reps in most of its branches and groups in the Education sector. Safety reps deal with issues locally supported by their senior workplace reps. If you have a health and safety question and cannot find the answer in the links below you should contact your safety rep or your regional office

Higher Education Safety and Health Forum (HESH)

In addition to Safety reps in the workplace Unite also has representatives on the Higher Education Safety and Health Forum (HESH)  that deals with Health and Safety strategies in Higher Education on a national level.

The current Unite representative on this committee is:

Glyn Baker - King's College London

 

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• Bullying campaign and resources

  Click here to see the Education sectors campaign page.

• External Health and Safety links

  Click here for a list of external links on Health and Safety.

• Health and Safety Briefings and Guides

  Click here for Health and Safety briefings and guides on the Health and Safety resources website.

• Health and Safety Resources

  Click here for general Unite resources on Health and Safety.

• HESH and UCEA Health and Safety Resources

  Click here to see Health and Safety Resources produced by UCEA and HESH.

• HESH Minutes

  Click here to read minutes from previous HESH forum meetings.

• Higher Education Safety and Health Forum (HESH)

  Click here to visit the HESH website.

• Leeds Health and Safety Partnership

  Click here to read about the agreement.

• The Department for Communities and Local Government: “Fire Safety Risk Assessment - Educational Premises”

  Click here to download the report on the Department of Communities and Local Government website.

• UCEA Health and Safety page

  Click here to link to the UCEA website.

• Watch your step in Education

  Stop slip and trip accidents happening in schools, colleges and universities - click here to see details of the HSE campaign and training courses.