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Safety reps

• Core courses for union reps
• Certificate courses for union reps
• TUC Short Course Programme
• Time off for learning
• Online learning
• Further information
• TUC Health and Safety

 

Core course for health and safety reps

Health and Safety Stage 1 Course (60-72 hours of guided learning) Course content Role and functions of the trade union health and safety rep Organising for health and safety Preventing accidents and ill health Skills for the Safety Rep Planning for the future

Next Steps for Safety Reps - Stage 2 Course (60 hours of guided learning) Course content Building a safe and healthy workplace Building health and safety organisation Keeping up-to-date on health and safety Effecting Change in health and safety Planning for the future

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TUC Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

The core courses lead to certificate courses. They are accredited as a Access course into higher education and are offered as evening classes, day release and online. This course will develop your understanding of health and safety principle and practice and includes modules on:

• Occupational Health and Safety organisation
• Occupational Health and Safety law
• Occupational health, safety, welfare and environment
• Research, communication, study skills, ICT, working with figures/statistics

The TUC Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety at OCN Level 3 is accredited to meet the academic requirement for Safety Technician (Tech IOSH) grade.

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TUC Short Course Programme

These short courses are organised as part of the regional/national programme, or on request from affiliates. They can be organised during working time and last between one and five days. Your TUC Regional Education Officer will provide details of the programme in your area.

 

Time off for learning

Employers have a duty to train all employees, including safety reps, in basic job safety. In addition union safety representatives have legal rights to trade union training which are similar to those of workplace representatives.

The main features of the law are:

• safety reps have the right to reasonable paid time off for training that is approved by their union or the TUC
• the training must be "reasonable in all the circumstances". Recent court and tribunal cases have ruled that this must be interpreted widely, as meaning that the training is helpful to the safety representative in carrying out their duties and should not be restricted to workplace issues.
• if time off is unreasonably refused, or is not paid, unions can complain to an employment tribunal

 

Further information

For further information contact your regional education and training officer
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TUC Health and Safety
The Health and Safety webpage is part of TUC's work to ensure union safety reps have the information and resources to continue and to improve that work.
www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s

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