Asbestos in schools
The GMB union is calling on head teachers and school governors to make sure that their warm air heaters do not contain asbestos. The closure of Cwmcarn school in Wales…
Tag Archives: Wales
Negligent Health Bosses Could Escape Asbestos Prosecution
Construction union UCATT has discovered that negligent NHS managers in Wales will escape criminal proceedings, if they exposed workers to asbestos, due to legislative errors following a recent NHS reorganisation….
Safety experts praise DangerPoint
The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has praised DangerPoint a safety awareness centre in Talacre North Wales for its commitment to educating young people. Twenty professionals from the Institution of…
UCATT Welcome Decision To Allow Plaques Compensation in Scotland
Construction union UCATT have welcomed the decision by the Court of Session in Scotland to reject a legal bid by the insurance industry to overturn a law, which reinstates compensation for…
Prison Officers withdraw to Safety
In the wake of the recent serious disturbances, serious assaults and more recently the riot at HMP Ford, members of the POA are meeting today at the TUC headquarters in London to discuss four motions in respect of Health and Safety, security and safety within prisons in England and Wales.
