You slip, trip, fall. You are exposed to toxic chemicals. You lift, you carry, you get strains. You are stressed to the eyeballs. All of this and the law says you should be safe and healthy at work.
Hazards looks at how safety reps can organise to close the reality gap on workplace safety.
Union workplaces are safer workplaces. This isn't a matter of chance or because unions are only to be found in safer firms. It is because unions provide the voice, skills and the workplace muscle needed to secure improvements. Asbestos cancers are set to be the single largest cause of male cancer deaths. This year unions and campaigners nationwide will be highlighting Britain's growing asbestos scandal.