UNISON Ulearn Northern Ireland

Targeted at: New Health and Safety Reps
Duration: 3 days

Health and safety reps work to make the workplace as safe as possible.

What You and Your Union Can Gain From The Course?
* Information about your role asa UNISON health & safety representative
* Confidence to represent your members effectively
* Understanding of your employer’s key responsibilities for health & safety at work
* Opportunity to practice the skills needed as a health & safety representative
* The confidence to tackle issues in the workplace
* What a Risk Assessment means - how to police them
* Information on the legal framework supporting health & safety

How The Course Will Work
You will spend time working in small groups talking about your experiences, finding out about your job, and the health & safety problems you and your members face. Everyone will be able to practise finding information and discussing how it can be used. We will discuss together how to handle problems raised at work and how you can build and strengthen UNISON’s organisation.

Date: 5, 12 & 19 February, 2010 (3 Fridays)
Location: Belfast

Date: Wed. 21 – Fri. 23 April, 2010
Location: Craigavon

Date Mon. 7 – Wed. 9 June 2010
Location Belfast

Date 5, 19 & 26 August 2010 (3 Thursdays)
Location Belfast

Date Tues. 26 – Thurs. 28 October 2010
Location Belfast

To register your interest contact Norma Neal, n.neal@unison.co.uk
028 90270190 or download an application form here or