Women's Health & Safety

Targeted at Women Health & Safety Reps
Duration 2 day

What you and your Union can gain from the course:
• Information about your role as a 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 Assessments means – how to police them
• Information on the legal framework

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 and 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 help to build and strengthen UNISON’s organisation.

Date Mon 2 - Wed 4 June 2008
Location Belfast

To register your interest download an application form here or

For more information...

Contact:
Cath Friel    contact c.friel@unison.co.uk

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COURSE CATEGORIES

Development Education

First Steps to Winning

Law at Work

Lifelong Learning

Making a Difference

Membership Development for Women

Organising Through Health and Safety

Weekend Residential Courses

Winning the Organised Workplace

UPCOMING COURSES

Interview Preparation Skills

May Mon 12

Derry


Single Assessment Process - Using assessment tools in practice

May Tue 13

Belfast


Building Confidence for Women

May Tue 13

Belfast


Effective Speaking

May Thu 15

Belfast


Organising Steward Induction Course

May Wed 20 - Fri 30

Derry


Introduction to Wound Care

May Tue 20

Belfast


Dealing with Stress

May Tue 20

Belfast


Women's Health & History

May Sat 31 - Sun 1

tbc


Women's Health & Safety

Jun Mon 2 - Wed 4

Belfast


Conference Delegates & Pre-Delegate Meeting

Jun Thu 5

Belfast


Understanding Dementia

Jun Tue 10

Belfast


Organising Steward Stage 2

Jun Wed 11 - Thu 12

Belfast


Pathways

Jun Fri 13 - Sat 14

Newcastle


Bullying & Harassment

Jun Thu 19

Belfast