LRD guides and handbook February 2021

Working safely with COVID-19 - a guide for workplace reps

Further Information

Further information

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TUC

The TUC’s COVID-19 coronavirus — guidance to unions and other information is at: https://www.tuc.org.uk/resource/covid-19-coronavirus-guidance-unions

Hazards Campaign

The Hazards Campaign website has a wealth of information, advice, guidance and campaigning information for union reps and is at: https://www.hazardscampaign.org.uk

Hazards magazine

The quarterly workers’ health and safety magazine keeps union reps updated on COVID-19 and other health and safety issues: https://www.hazards.org

Independent SAGE

Independent SAGE is a group of scientists working together to provide independent scientific advice to the UK government and public on how to minimise deaths and support Britain’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Every Friday at 1.30pm it holds a public live-streamed briefing giving UK COVID-19 updates and answering questions from the public and the press. These are also on its YouTube channel. See: https://www.independentsage.org

Zero COVID Campaign

“The campaign to beat the pandemic” is at: https://zeroCOVID.uk

Information for employers

Information for employers can be found at the websites of:

• the Health and Safety Executive: https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus; and

• the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19