UCU: Strengthening the health and safety agenda

Motion

Motion text: This Congress welcomes the progress over the last two years in strengthening the health and safety work of our union. UCU has more trained H&S reps, provides better advice for members and has become more involved as a union in the broader H&S movement.
However complacency would be very dangerous. The government's systematic underfunding of Health and Safety regulation is undermining safety standards across the UK, while financial strictures will inevitably encourage educational institutions to deprioritise our members' health, safety and welfare.
The results of recent membership surveys show the urgent need to build on the progress already made. Congress resolves to:
Establish a small national committee to drive forward the union's H& S work
Raise awareness among our members on H&S
Encourage the establishment of safety reps' networks at workplace/regional levels
Use the opportunities afforded by the SRSC regulations to build the union.