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UC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The
message from the shop floor is clear - stress is
becoming a bigger and bigger problem. Pressures of
long working hours and low job security are being felt in
workplaces across the UK.
“It’s in no-one’s interests to have overstretched
workforces. People who experience high anxiety are less
productive and are more likely to take time off. Stress is
preventable if staff have reasonable workloads, supportive
managers and a workplace free from violence, bullying and
harassment.
“Anyone worried about their workload or being unfairly
treated at work should join a union, to get the support they
need and their interests represented at work.”
The TUC has published guidance on dealing with stress
at work and how employers can promote positive mental
health. It highlights three key points:
• Stress is not a weakness or your fault: it can affect
anyone at any time.
• Don’t let the stigma of mental health force you to
suffer in silence: but instead talk to someone like
your union rep, a friend, your GP or a support service
• Stress-related illnesses caused by work are
preventable. Employers have a legal responsibility
to reduce or remove anything at work that could make
you ill – and that includes workplace stress.
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See more at: www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-issues/health-and-safety/workplacestress-record-levels-say-union-health-and-safety-reps
pedestrians at the time of the first incident despite knowing
that the temporary lights were broken.
Liverpool City Council of Dale Street, Liverpool, pleaded
guilty to breaching Regulation 9(1) of the Construction
(Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM) and
were fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £100,000 costs.
Enterprise Liverpool Limited of Newton Road, Liverpool,
pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 22(1) of the
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
(CDM) and were fined £25,000 and ordered to pay £80,000
costs.
Tarmac Trading Limited of Portland House, Bickenhill
Lane, Solihull, pleaded guilty to Section 3(1) of the Health
and Safety at Work etc. Act, 1974 and were fined £1.3
million and ordered to pay £130,000 costs.
Speaking after the case HSE Inspector Jacqueline
Western said:
“The combined failure of all three dutyholders to comply
with their duties, on more than one occasion during the
Queens Drive resurfacing project, led to one man losing
his life and another suffering serious injury. It could quite
easily have been two fatal incidents.”
See the full HSE press release at: www.press.hse.gov.uk/2016/council-and-contractors-fined-after-man-dies-and-another-seriously-injured-in-roadworks/
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