Asbestos Deaths

Our Ref: HSR/1/2
Head Office Circular: NP/154/16
 25th May 2016

The Secretary
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Dear Colleague

Asbestos Deaths

Further to Head Office Circular NP/115/16, 11th April 2016 the TUC have published a guide for union workplace representatives as part of their campaign to make all workplaces asbestos free, RMT is part of this campaign.

The guide sets out details of the scale of asbestos substances in the workplace, the legal position and debates the question of whether to remove asbestos or leave it in place. The guide concludes with a section on what steps health and safety reps should take in the workplace.

Please find attached a copy of the guide.

Copies of the guide will also be sent directly to RMT Health and Safety Reps.

Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of relevant members.

Yours sincerely
 
Mick Cash
General Secretary