health and safety union reps

• What is a union safety representative?  more...
• What rights do safety reps have?  more...
• Are safety reps independent from management?  more...
• How can a safety rep help me?  more...
• Do I have to be a union member to get help from a safety rep?  more...
• Can I speak to a safety rep in confidence, or will they tell management?  more...
• Are unionised workplaces safer?  more...

further information

Many safety reps have signed up to Risks, the TUC's weekly online bulletin, for safety reps and others. To receive this bulletin, click here.

The following publications are available from HSE Books (tel: 01787 881165):

Consulting employees on health and safety: A guide to the law (1996), free.

A guide to health and safety consultation with employees Regulations (1996), price £8.

Safety representatives and safety committees (ref L 87), price £5.75.