http://consum.nasuwt.org.uk/consum/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=141 Nasuwt News feed http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/MesotheliomaBillPetition Fri, 31 May 2013 15:12:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/MesotheliomaBillPetition Fri, 31 May 2013 15:12:00 GMT
Signatures are being collected for an online petition which is calling on the Government to strengthen legislation designed to compensate people with mesothelioma.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007913 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007913 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:00 GMT
If excessive temperatures are a problem in your school there are a number of actions you can take to ease the problem.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007725 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007725 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:00 GMT
A report designed to provide individual teachers and school leaders throughout the United Kingdom with positive practical advice that will help them to manage and protect their mental health and wellbeing.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ReviewPromptsFearsForFutureOfHSE Wed, 08 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ReviewPromptsFearsForFutureOfHSE Wed, 08 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT
Fears have been raised about the future of the Health and Safety Executive after ministers announced a review of the functions and governance of the safety watchdog]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/Whatsnew/NASUWTNews/PressReleases/MesotheliomaBillQueen'sSpeech Wed, 08 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/Whatsnew/NASUWTNews/PressReleases/MesotheliomaBillQueen'sSpeech Wed, 08 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT
The NASUWT has commented on plans for a Mesothelioma Bill.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/AdviceOnCommonHealthAndSafetyConcerns Wed, 01 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/AdviceOnCommonHealthAndSafetyConcerns Wed, 01 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT
A range of new online guides are now available from the TUC giving advice and information on a range of common health and safety issues.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ManifestoSetsOutCallForSafetyImprovements Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:25:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ManifestoSetsOutCallForSafetyImprovements Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:25:00 GMT
Regular safety inspections and a maximum temperature in the workplace are some of the improvements which the TUC is calling for in a new ten point safety manifesto.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/GovernmentDefeatedOnCompensationChanges Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:21:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/GovernmentDefeatedOnCompensationChanges Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:21:00 GMT
MPs have voted to press ahead with a move to limit compensation for work-related injuries and ill-health.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/HazardsConferenceToDebateResistanceToGovernmentH&SCuts Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:51:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/HazardsConferenceToDebateResistanceToGovernmentH&SCuts Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:51:00 GMT
Booking is now open for the 2013 Hazards Conference which will examine the toil the Coalition Government’s agenda of cuts and deregulation is having on workers’ safety.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/WorkYourProperHoursDay2013 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:04:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/WorkYourProperHoursDay2013 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:04:00 GMT
Teachers put in an average of more than 11 hours unpaid overtime each week new figures have shown.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/TimeOffForTrainingAdvice Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:07:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/TimeOffForTrainingAdvice Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:07:00 GMT
Advice for health and safety representatives to support them in ensuring they are able to take time out for training has been created by the TUC.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/HealthyWorkplacesGuidancePublished Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:03:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/HealthyWorkplacesGuidancePublished Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:03:00 GMT
A new guide to promoting healthy workplaces has been produced by the TUC.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ConferenceToDebateSickWorkplaces Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:49:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/ConferenceToDebateSickWorkplaces Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:49:00 GMT
The annual Work-Stress Network Conference will once again be held at NASUWT’s headquarters in Rednal, Birmingham this November.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/SafetyConsultationsCriticiseShorterConsultations Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/SafetyConsultationsCriticiseShorterConsultations Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT
Safety campaigners have criticised the move by the Coalition Government to slash the time allowed for public consultation on some proposed changes to the law from 12 weeks to as little as two.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/CriminalInjuriesCutsAnotherAttackOnWorkingPeople Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:36:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/CriminalInjuriesCutsAnotherAttackOnWorkingPeople Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:36:00 GMT
Many workers who are innocent victims of violent crime in the course of their job will no longer be eligible for any compensation after the Government agreed radical changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS).]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWTActsToSupportSchoolStaffOverAsbestos/NASUWT_010322 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWTActsToSupportSchoolStaffOverAsbestos/NASUWT_010322 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:15:00 GMT
The NASUWT has created a register to assist those worried about exposure to asbestos in schools across the UK.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009737 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:11:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009737 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:11:00 GMT
A new compensation scheme for workers suffering from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has been announced, but it has been criticised for excluding half of those suffering from asbestos related diseases.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009474 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:46:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009474 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:46:00 GMT
Over half of the most dilapidated schools in England who applied for money from the Government have been told they will not be receiving any funding for essential repairs and rebuilding work.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009159 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:53:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_009159 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:53:00 GMT
The ETUCE, the European Region of Education International, has published the findings of its study on teachers’ occupational stress across Europe.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/SchoolClosuresHighlightAsbestosRisk/NASUWT_009036 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:01:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/SchoolClosuresHighlightAsbestosRisk/NASUWT_009036 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:01:00 GMT
The importance of effectively tackling the issue of asbestos in schools has been underlined by its discovery in two schools in the past week.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/GovernmentRejectsCallsForAsbestosActionInSchools/NASUWT_008940 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/GovernmentRejectsCallsForAsbestosActionInSchools/NASUWT_008940 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT
The Government has rejected calls from MPs for urgent action to ensure staff and pupils are protected from asbestos in schools.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008904 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008904 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:08:00 GMT
An all-party group is calling for national programme of asbestos removal from schools after studying estimates which suggest it is present in more than 75% of state schools.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008837 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:34:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008837 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:34:00 GMT
The architect of the Government’s health and safety strategy has insisted he does not believe the system requires radical reform.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008819 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:06:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008819 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:06:00 GMT
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has produced a new resource to help identify and tackle stressors in the workplace which may be of use of health and safety reps.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.ukNASUWT_008789 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.ukNASUWT_008789 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:05:00 GMT
The welfare of staff and pupils will be put at risk, the NASUWT has warned, if plans to transfer responsibility for managing asbestos to school governors go ahead.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/OneInSixSchoolsFailingToMeetAsbestosStandards/NASUWT_008507 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:24:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/EXPIRED/OneInSixSchoolsFailingToMeetAsbestosStandards/NASUWT_008507 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:24:00 GMT
One in six schools outside of local authority control are failing to adequately manage asbestos, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008262 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:18:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008262 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:18:00 GMT
Legal safeguards on asbestos could be set to be strengthened after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) accepted that current UK law fails to meet European requirements.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008078 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:11:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008078 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:11:00 GMT
Teachers and parents should be given an annual report of the asbestos risk in schools, a coalition of trade unions, including the NASUWT, has argued.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008019 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:47:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_008019 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:47:00 GMT
The decision to axe the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has meant fewer amounts of deadly asbestos will be removed from schools.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007617 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:02:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_007617 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:02:00 GMT
The Supreme Court has ruled that two families of workers who died from exposure to asbestos are entitled to compensation.]]> http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_006832 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:00 GMT http://www.nasuwt.org.uk/MemberSupport/MemberGroups/Bulletins/NASUWT_006832 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:00 GMT
A hidden consequence of the Government’s decision to cancel the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is a real and increased risk of staff and pupils being exposed to asbestos, campaigners have warned.]]>