Please find enclosed a Workshop that you are invited to attend free of charge which, has been arranged by the POA in conjunction with Dr. Joanne Forsyth who is a supporter of POA members and has conducted research into the wellbeing of Prison Officers.
Latest Health & Safety News
H&S CIRC:004: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
We have recently been in talks with HMPPS Health & Safety staff over the dates on the PPE which is used for cell removal.
INTENTIONAL SPITTING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE
Spitting at others is widely recognised as a highly disrespectful and aggressive act.
INCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS AND ASSAULTS
If you are involved in an incident/accident or are assaulted at work, do you know what to do about it, and what should be done following it?
Being a health & Safety Rep
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H&S Resources
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Join the Health & Safety Forum
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Representing over 30,000 Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers, the POA is the largest UK Union in this sector, able to trace its roots back more than 100 years.