Better Backs Campaign” – “Move York Containers Safely – One at a Time” (Reminder)
The Health, Safety & Environment Department continues to receive enquiries from individual members and Workplace Safety Reps from various workplaces regarding LTB 163/24.
Disappointingly, the messages being received indicate that the CWU “Better Backs” Campaign has not been deployed in all workplaces and that the new posters and leaflets have not been circulated to all Units.
Members and WSRs also indicate the ongoing problem of other members and agency staff moving two York containers at a time in breach of the SSoW and secondly that managers are advising the workforce that “it’s their choice whether they move more than one York container at a time”, which is not correct and is in breach of the York Container Safe System of Work (V3.3).
However, there is a clear pattern developing across the UK that managers are conveying the same message ‘covertly’ and so encouraging the workforce to move two York containers at a time. This has been raised with the RMG Safety Director Liz Lloyd.
It’s important therefore that the CWU proactively gets the correct message across, countering some operational managers’ misinformation and deceitful activities by using the new campaign materials. Copies are attached.
You can either print the posters and leaflets locally in the Branch, Region or local printers or if that’s not possible, contact CWU HQ and we’ll get some printed for you.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
24LTB261 Better Backs Campaign – Move York Containers Safely – One at a Time (Reminder)
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CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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