European research praises reps’ role

Union-backed health and safety reps help to improve the quality of preventive workplace policies, according to a new study from the French labour ministry’s research institute DARES.

A combination of safety rep knowledge and the power to demand changes were found to be key to delivering improvements.

The study is available at http://hesa.etui-rehs.org/uk/newsevents/files/CHSCT-EN.pdf