LRD guides and handbook April 2012

Safety, health and equality at work - a practical guide for trade unionists

Introduction (522 words)

The decades since the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations came into force in 1978 have witnessed seismic changes in the UK ...
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1. Equalities and health and safety legislation — a brief overview (1,540 words)

The Equality Act 2010 came into effect in October 2010 simplifying discrimination law and enhancing workers’ rights in this area. It replaced ...
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2. Gender, safety and health (5,608 words)

There are now almost as many women workers as men. Women currently make up 46% of the UK workforce — around 13.5 million workers, compared to ...
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3. Black and minority ethnic workers (4,147 words)

According to census data provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), out of a total working population of over 26 million in the UK, 1.7 ...
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4: Disability, safety and health (3,668 words)

New guidance produced by the public services union UNISON, Health and safety guide to disability, reports that there are almost 11 million people in ...
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5: Age, safety and health (6,430 words)

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) publication, Workforce diversity and risk assessment — making sure everyone is ...
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6. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers (1,051 words)

The most common health and safety complaint raised by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers is of bullying and harassment in the ...
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Further information (406 words)

Labour Research Department, 78 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HF; tel: 020 7928 3649; web: ...
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