Union Approach to Health and Safety: - United Steelworkers

___ toxic chemicals
___ unguarded machinery
___ lack of training
___ fatigue from long work hours
___ other:_________________________________________________
Simple Yes/No:
“Have you ever had a job-related injury or illness that you did not report
to management?” ___Yes ___ No
Comments:_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Number of questions:
Remember to keep your survey short – or as short as you can to still meet
your goals.
For written surveys: should workers/members sign the survey?
Those completing a written survey may be more willing to give honest
answers to certain questions if they think their privacy is protected. On
the other hand, it might be useful to know who has what concerns. There
are a few ways to deal with this. You could include a question on the
survey about the worker’s department or job title to get an idea of what
concerns are arising in which departments or job classifications. You
could also give people the opportunity to sign the survey if they want to.
The survey might conclude with something like:
“Optional: Name: ________________________________
Phone Number:_________________________”
An oral survey is not anonymous. At least the person conducting the
survey will know who said what. However, an oral survey has some
advantages. It provides “one-on-one” communication that is very
effective in involving members.
Collecting demographic information:
Should your survey collect information on workers’ ages, gender, race,
length of time in this workplace, length of time on their particular job,
etc.? The advantage of collecting this type of information is that it allows
the union to become more aware of whether certain hazards are affecting
women more than men, older workers more than younger workers, those
new to the workplace rather than those who have been around a long