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Every year, thousands of people suffer accidents and ill-health at work - most of which could be avoided.

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National No Smoking Day

(10/03/10) Wednesday 10 March is this years National No Smoking Day. UNISON safety activists might want to use this Day to consider any members who may not be protected by a workplace smoking policy and/or the legal ban. These include members who visit other peoples homes, such as: community care workers, careers advisers, police staff, and housing officers.

For further information, see UNISON’s information sheet, Smoking at Work; and also the National No Smoking Day and NHS Smokefree websites.

National RSI Conference

(10/03/10) Organised by RSI Action, the 2010 conference is in London on Saturday 20 March. Entry is free so you’re advised to register in advance to ensure a place. The programme covers: the challenge of RSI conditions, diagnosis, guidelines and assessment for safe work practices, the draft new EU musculoskeletal directive, partial recovery to complete function, case studies, and a question and answer session before specialists. For more information click here.

UNISON welcomes formal recognition of Workers Memorial Day

(29/01/10) UNISON, the UK's leading public sector trade union, today welcomed the announcement that Workers Memorial Day will be officially recognised in the UK. The union has long been calling for official commemoration for staff who have lost their lives, been injured, disabled or made ill in the course of their work.

Bullying survey - UNISON report

(13/01/10) Full report on the far-reaching UNISON survey of bullying in the workplace. Including regional reports.

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