Updates from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety & Health. Chair @IanLaveryMP, Secretariat @The_TUC.
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NEW: Violence in the Workplace - published today!
The APPG held a public hearing, with cross-Party panel members from the Commons and Lords receiving powerful witness testimony on the alarming rise in the rate of violent attacks against public-facing workers.
Evidence was heard from @POAUnion @RMTunion @UsdawUnion @NASUWT @unitetheunion representatives.
Read the report and its recommendations here: appgosh.org/post/report-work…
On Tuesday, the APPG marked Workers’ Memorial Day with an event bringing MPs, peers, bereaved families, and unions together.
You can read the write-up here:
appgosh.org/post/workers-mem… @IanLaveryMP @NeilForPoole @JohnSlinger #IWMD26
On 15 April, the APPG hosted a meeting on Asbestos: Preventing Tomorrow’s Victims, Protecting Today’s Patients
We heard powerful testimony from patients, charities, medical experts and lawyers. With thanks to @ThompsonsLaw.
Read the write-up here: appgosh.org/post/asbestos-pr…
“The All-Parliamentary Group on occupational health and safety is using Workers’ Memorial Day to highlight cuts to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and their impact on workplace safety.” @IanLaveryMP @H_S_E
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Anne Davies lost her husband, Jeff, a firefighter & @fbunational member, to occupational cancer in 2024.
Jeff’s cancer was caused by chemical exposures at work.
A preventable death as a result of inadequate protections.
Thank you Anne, for speaking today. #IWMD26
Barry Appleton worked alongside Jorge Ortega, a transport worker and @RMTunion member violently attacked at work in 2024. He died of his injuries.
Barry’s testimony a reminder of the risks workers face due to understaffing and inadequate controls. #IWMD26 #ActionAgainstAssaults
APPG on OSH retweeted
Today we mark International Workers' Memorial Day and those who have lost their lives at work.
A privilege to hear friends and family of headteacher Ruth Perry, rail worker Jorge Ortega, and firefighter Jeff Simpson.
So much more we still need to do to make work safe.
#IWMD
ALT Andy McDonald MP on International Workers' Memorial Day standing in front of a banner referencing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health and holding a board which reads 'Unions Make Work Safe'.
Today in Parliament, the APPG marks Workers’ Memorial Day #IWMD26
MPs showed support for @RMTunion’s campaign to stop violence against transport workers.
We heard from Barry, who worked alongside Jorge, an RMT member who died following an attack.
#ActionAgainstAssaults
Tonight in Parliament we hosted a discussion on asbestos, followed by a reception, sponsored by @ThompsonsLaw.
Thanks to @WarinderSJuss for chairing.
In November we hosted a meeting on silica, silicosis and the need for a ban with @ThompsonsLaw and @the_TUC.
You can find the full report from the meeting on our blog:
appgosh.org/post/silica-sili…
Thank you to all the panellists and speakers who contributed to our public evidence session on violence at work.
MPs and peers heard contributions from @RMTunion @UsdawUnion @NASUWT @POAUnion @unitetheunion
APPG on OSH retweeted
Today the APPG on Occupational Safety & Health launches an important report.
Covered here in @thetimes: we call on government to ban @altrad_services from public contracts until it makes right its inherited asbestos legacy.
TODAY in Parliament:
This All-Party Parliamentary Group will later launch a report following a public hearing on the legacy of asbestos manufacturer, Cape.
The report has been covered in @thetimes:
Last week the APPG hosted a public hearing on the legacy of asbestos manufacturer, Cape (owned by Altrad).
A full transcript and written submissions can now be viewed on our website:
appgosh.org/post/evidence-pu…
APPG on OSH retweeted
My family has been affected by the devastating impact of asbestos - it meant a lot to me to be part of this.
Yesterday I chaired a public hearing into the legacy of Cape — once one of the world’s largest asbestos manufacturers, now owned by @Altrad_Services.
Thank you to my fellow panel members @cajardineMP, @JohnGlenUK, @FrancesOGrady, Lord Henry KC and Professor Baroness Finlay.
Yesterday this APPG held a public hearing into the legacy of Cape.
Cape was at one time one of the world’s largest asbestos manufacturers. It is now owned by Altrad.
The hearing panel was made up of MPs and peers from across the Parliament benches.
Sarah Lyons @NEUnion and Michael Phillips @NASUWT gave evidence to the hearing, speaking of the impact Cape asbestos products have on education workers
According to @educationgovuk, 83% of schools contain asbestos
The number of teachers diagnosed with asbestos cancers is rising
John Flanagan, of @MerseysideAVS, presented to the hearing on the work of asbestos victims’ support groups, and the personal stories of some of those who lost their lives to mesothelioma following exposure to Cape asbestos products.
