Royal Mail Group – Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 – Non-Compliant Priority Sites – Joint RMG/CWU Appeal For More First Aider Volunteers

Royal Mail Group – Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 – Non-Compliant Priority Sites – Joint RMG/CWU Appeal For More First Aider Volunteers:
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues, Can I remind ASRs, WSRs, Regional H&S Forums and Branches of the above and draw your attention to LTB 572/16.
I would request your support and ask that you examine the list of ‘non-compliant’ Units, that is, those Units in breach of the Regulations. (LTB572/16 and the List are attached).
Could ASRs then discuss the matter with Local SHE Team Advisors and Managers and run a local campaign to recruit more First Aid volunteers.
Please give copies of LTB 572/16 to all Operational Managers in your Branch area where non-compliance is an issue and pass on a copy to the SHE Advisor. Then discuss a local campaign jointly with the SHE Advisor if possible to encourage members to volunteer and get a list of volunteers together yourself. You should check that all your offices have completed their FARA (First Aid Risk Assessment) and check the results as to whether the office is compliant or has a shortfall. If the office is compliant and has enough First Aiders as per the FARA outcome then that’s fine as the picture is constantly changing as volunteers get trained.
Those offices on the list attached to LTB 572/16 were non-compliant at the time of the last FARA. If you have offices on the list, then please give those your concerted attention.
SPDOs were excluded from the list attached to LTB 572/16 as the first priority is the larger offices, mainly Delivery Offices but not all of them. The next phase will be SPDOs. Any Operational Managers obstructing the release of First Aid Volunteers for Training or refusing to co-operate by submitting a training request or not releasing people or as in several cases Managers withdrawing the release at the last minute due to staff resourcing issues, should be handed a copy of LTB 572/16 and reminded that they are aiding and abetting the business to break the law which is not supported by Royal Mail HQ.
Any continued problems with un-cooperative Operational Managers should be escalated using the RMG/CWU ASRs ‘disputes resolution escalation process’.
Thanks for your support.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
 
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· Attachment 1 – LTB581/16 LTB581/16 Royal Mail Group – Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

· Attachment 2 – LTB572/16

· Attachment 3 – First Aid Priority Sites