News from GMB Yorkshire and North Derbyshire

Health and safety news

  • Health and Safety Cuts Wrong 23 Sep 2012

    GMB says that health and safety cuts are just propaganda to appease the right wing condem coalition.  These cuts will not promote growth and could well lead to an increase in accidents at work and in the retail sector increase risks to the public also says GMB.

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  • Blacksmith Receives GMB Enhanced Asthma Payout 21 Sep 2012

    A council blacksmith who developed asthma when he was exposed to dangerous fumes in the workplace has been awarded a payout six times the original offer from his employer, thanks to help from the GMB.

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  • Region Launches Asbestos Register 11 Nov 2010

    The region is launching an asbestos register as part of a national initiative to record details of members who believe they were exposed to the lethal dust through their work.

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