We need a maximum safe working temperature
UNISON backs Labour plans to legislate on excessive heat in the workplace
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Category: health and safety
Health, safety and welfare produce multiple concerns
Local government delegates hear horror stories as they debate motions on stress, hot-desking and disability leave
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Will a shower of April wins help us flower in May?
Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns
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Employers urged to help lone workers stay safe
UNISON health and safety seminar hears 66% of lone workers have faced violence and aggression
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Community members call for good mental health policies
‘No worker should be hiding their mental health status because of stigma or from fear the employer would not support them’
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UNISON launches campaign to combat musculoskeletal injuries
Launch comes on national RSI awareness day as research reveals another cost of austerity
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Delegates stress their union’s role in fighting sexual harassment
Debates suggest a range of approaches to tackling the problem, including education for employers and promoting a scheme to help women if they're feeling unsafe
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Women’s conference opens with a range of debates
Delegates discuss health and safety for women, plus the plight of the Waspi generation
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Liverpool signs up to UNISON’s End Violence at Work charter
City council becomes first to make union's charter a key part of its commissioning process
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Cleaners at the forefront of needlestick injuries
Figures show the importance of controlling hazards, as European Health and Safety Week gets under way.
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