Health And Safety

Following the rise in firefighter deaths and the "Safer Firefighters" campaign, Conference demands that the Executive Council with the assistance of local officials carry out the following actions: Ensure that there is a FBU Health and Safety Representative in every branch; Train its FBU Health and Safety reps to at least TUC Health and Safety Stage 2 level; Actively promote the role of Health and Safety representatives within the workplace; Ensure that all representatives have access to resources to enable them to carry out their functions effectively; Negotiate to ensure that representatives have adequate time off work for training, meetings and to carry out effective investigations, following accidents or near misses; Publish a Health and Safety "Firefighter magazine" supplement, highlighting fire service successes, campaign areas, accident reviews and dispelling Health and Safety myths