Union Approach to Health and Safety: - United Steelworkers

design a simple health and safety survey. It could be going on the internet to find out
some specific information about a hazard or problem. Take a larger project and break it
down into discreet tasks that specific workers or groups of workers can be asked to take
on. Thank workers for their help, however big or small it happens to be.
Workers and unions should look for ways to identify what may be getting in the way of
co-worker involvement in workplace health and safety issues. Do workers feel powerless
to change anything? Have they received information and education on the hazards? Do
workers believe they can get in trouble by identifying hazards and asking for their
elimination or correction? Do they believe their jobs could be contracted out or privatized
if they demand job safety improvements? If any of these situations are occurring, there
should be a plan for removing these barriers.