Health & Safety Contact Details (Postal)

Health & Safety Contact Details (Postal)

Branches and Representatives will recall that LTB 270/24 advised of the ongoing work at CWU HQ regarding the future structural changes required following the decisions at last year’s Annual Conference concerning the former Health, Safety and Environment Department.

Similarly, colleagues will be aware that LTB 27/25 issued on 10^th February confirmed that the CWU central services Health and Safety role has now been filled.

Following the integration of Health and Safety into the postal department, the purpose of this LTB is to confirm with Branches, and in particular our Safety Reps and Regional/Divisional structures, which departments will cover each core area of responsibility. Also listed are the initial points of contact.

Accordingly, enquiries concerning Health and Safety matters should be addressed as follows:Areas of ResponsibilityRelevant Officer/Department at CWU HQDelivery 

CollectionsTony Bouch 

Assistant Secretary

Email: tbouch@cwu.orgParcelforce (including Hub Engineers) 

Logistics

Distribution

Processing (including Mail Centre engineers)

International

EurestDavie Robertson 

Assistant Secretary

Email: drobertson@cwu.orgPost Office (Crowns, CViT and Admin) 

Capita

Admin

MDEC & Customer Experience

HR

Finance, Stamps & CollectablesAndy Furey 

Assistant Secretary

Email: afurey@cwu.orgFleet 

Engineering

RMPFSL – Cleaners and EngineersBobby Weatherall 

Assistant Secretary (Act)

Email: bweatherall@cwu.orgAny H&S workplace matters which are cross-functional or across the outlined areas of responsibility should in the first instance be directed to the DGS(P) Department.Martin Walsh 

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

Email: mwalsh@cwu.org

Any general items or enquiries concerning Health and Safety, including legislative regulations and external relevant bodies and organisations, should in the first instance be directed to Jamie McGovern (contact details will be provided by the General Secretary’s Department in due course).

In setting out the above, it should be noted that we have now completed all arrangements in terms of aligning the nominated Area Safety Reps to act as support for the various postal departments. This is alongside the full integration of Health and Safety into our mainstream IR field structures covering Divisions, Parcel Regions and Engineering and Fleet Territorial Committees. These are all further measures in addition to the current Health and Safety Regional Forums which are cross-functional and include Safety Reps from the Postal and Telecoms & Financial Services Constituencies of the CWU.

Whilst all the necessary and important steps needed to integrate Health and Safety into our postal departments and mainstream IR field structures have been undertaken, it is equally understood that this is still a new way of working for the union and therefore remains subject to ongoing review as necessary.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P) department.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Walsh
Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

LTB 31.25 -Health & Safety Contact Details (Postal)

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