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SECTION 7.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW–THE ROLE OF SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES The detailed laws that cover Health and Safety at Work can be complicated but there are some basic responsibilities all employers have that every Workplace Organiser needs to know: 1. Every employer is required by law to undertake and act upon a Risk Assessment into their workplaces and work practices. 2. Every employer where GMB is recognised are required by law to issue a copy of their Risk Assessment to GMB Safety Representatives. 3. Every employer where GMB is recognised must set up a Safety Committee where two or more GMB Safety Representatives demand it. 4. Every employer with five or more employees must have a written Health and Safety policy and issue this to all employees. 5. Every employer should record all accidents or incidents in an accident book and report this to the Health and Safety Executive(HSE). ENFORCEMENT The best way to ensure your employer acts to solve a health and safety problem is for GMB members to act together,submit a collective complaint and demand a meeting with management to agree a solution. The Health and Safety Executive(HSE)and Local Councils are responsible for enforcing the law in the last resort.However GMB members at work cannot control how long the HSE might take to respond to your complaint,visit your workplace and produce a report. If you plan to report your employer to the HSE,make sure you have first organised your members to submit their collective grievance to your employer and held meetings to build your campaign. Note: If you believe you and your colleagues are in serious and imminent danger at work,you have the right to stop work and remove yourself from the situation.Your union will support you in taking this action and in representing you in the inevitable enquiry that will follow. If you and your colleagues can see a situation developing at work that is likely to place you at serious risk in the future if not dealt with you have the right as a GMB Workplace Organiser to formally demand urgent action from your employer,which must include management taking immediate steps to protect you from the danger you have identified. In these circumstances contact your GMB Safety Representative,Senior GMB Representative,GMB Branch Secretary or GMB Officer as soon as you practically can.
SECTION 7.2 GMB SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES GMB encourages all its Workplace Organisers to get involved in making their workplace safer and healthier.In workplaces where we are recognised by the employer,our policy is to have a team of trained and elected GMB Safety Representatives to make sure we are as effective as we can be. GMB Safety Reps: • Campaign for a safer and more healthy working environment. • Involve GMB members in tackling Health and Safety problems. • Get paid time off to do their work and get professional training. • Conduct inspections at work to identify problems. • Report and represent problems to management. • Investigate accidents at work. • Apply GMB’s Health and Safety policy at their workplace. • Have the right to be consulted and informed by the employer. • Sit on Safety Committees on behalf of GMB members and report back. ACTION Find out who the Safety Representative is who covers your work area.If there isn’t one,consider becoming a Safety Representative yourself.You can get more information from GMB’s Safety Representatives toolkit available from your Regional Office.
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GMB WORKPLACE ORGANISERS TOOLKIT
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CONTENTS 1. Your role 1.1 Training
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