BA Safety Campaign – Health & Safety Executive Complaint
Firefighters’ union demands meeting with Braverman over Bibby Stockholm fire safety
The Fire Brigades Union has today written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman to raise concerns over fire safety in asylum seeker accomodation, including the Bibby Stockholm. The barge is currently moored in Portland, Dorset and is earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation. Firefighters would be...
Firefighters’ union slams “chronic management inaction” over ‘stripping off’ policy in Kent Fire Service
Fire Brigades Union slams “chronic management inaction” to safeguard firefighters’ dignity at work, as Kent Fire Service defends ‘stripping off’ practice Kent Fire Chief defends practice, having initially denied it Union writes to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue...
Firefighters need 12-month maternity pay to protect mothers and babies, says union
The Fire Brigades Union has called for twelve months of maternity leave on full pay for firefighters, citing research finding that exposure to contaminants while firefighting impacts the health of pregnant firefighters, foetuses, and babies. (1) In a letter addressed to the Local Government...
Firefighters union slams “shameful” plan to scrap fire safety for asylum seeker accomodation
The Fire Brigades Union has today attacked UK Government proposals to strip back fire risk assessment rules for asylum seekers' accommodation. According to plans published in May, the government plans to exempt accommodation provided on behalf the Home Office for asylum seekers from needing an HMO...
Asbestos
Asbestos, a “hidden killer”, remains a serious health risk in the UK, with approximately 5,000 people dying each year from asbestos-related illnesses. Asbestos can lie dormant for decades, and about 1.5 million buildings in the UK still contain asbestos that could pose a health risk if disturbed. If...
Ready to fight for our future
Elected representatives from every brigade across the union gathered in Blackpool’s Imperial Hotel in May to decide the direction of the union for the year to come. This has been a momentous year. Since last year’s annual FBU conference, the cost of living has skyrocketed. We have had three prime...
Hundreds of London firefighters tested for cancers call for regular health monitoring
Hundreds of firefighters to be tested for cancer and other health issues in London as part of a national firefighter health monitoring research project, commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and carried out by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Firefighters are currently not...
Firefighters’ union launches plan to fight decades of harassment and bullying in Fire Service
Fire Brigades Union launches own plan to tackle discrimination from conference in Blackpool Union slams years of failure by politicians and those running the Fire Service over bullying and harassment Failings go “right to the very top of fire service management”, says FBU In a dramatic intervention...
