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==People==
 
==People==
  
===Officers, September 2015===
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===Officers, September 2015 - April 2016===
 
*Chair: [[Ian Lavery]] - [[Labour]]
 
*Chair: [[Ian Lavery]] - [[Labour]]
 
*President: Lord [[David Hunt]] of Wirral - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*President: Lord [[David Hunt]] of Wirral - [[Conservative Party]]
 
*Vice-Chair: Lord [[Bill McKenzie]] of Luton - [[Labour]]
 
*Vice-Chair: Lord [[Bill McKenzie]] of Luton - [[Labour]]
*Hon Secretary: [[Jo Stevens]] - [[Labour]] <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Register of 29 September 2015]Parliament website, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref>  
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*Hon Secretary: [[Jo Stevens]] - [[Labour]] <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Register of 29 September 2015],www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref> <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Occupational Safety and Health APPG Register Feb 16], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 16 February 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/160428/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Occupational Safety and Health APPG, Register 28 April 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 11 May 2016</ref>
  
 
===Officers, March 2015===
 
===Officers, March 2015===
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*[[Conservative Party]] - [[Brian Binley]] | [[Michael Ellis]] | [[Jonathan Lord]] | Viscount [[Robin Bridgeman]] | Lord [[Michael Brougham]] and Vaux  
 
*[[Conservative Party]] - [[Brian Binley]] | [[Michael Ellis]] | [[Jonathan Lord]] | Viscount [[Robin Bridgeman]] | Lord [[Michael Brougham]] and Vaux  
 
*[[Labour]] - [[Ian Davidson]] | [[Russel Brown]] | [[John Cryer]] | [[Lisa Nandy]] | Lord [[Bill McKenzie]] of Luton | [[Gemma Doyle]] | [[Katy Clarke]] | Sir [[Alan Meale]]  
 
*[[Labour]] - [[Ian Davidson]] | [[Russel Brown]] | [[John Cryer]] | [[Lisa Nandy]] | Lord [[Bill McKenzie]] of Luton | [[Gemma Doyle]] | [[Katy Clarke]] | Sir [[Alan Meale]]  
*[[Liberal Democrats]] - [[John Leech]] | [[Annette Brooke]] | [[John Hemming]] | [[Lorely Burt]] <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/app-register-30-march-2015.pdf Register of 30 March 2015]Parliament website, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref>  
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*[[Liberal Democrats]] - [[John Leech]] | [[Annette Brooke]] | [[John Hemming]] | [[Lorely Burt]] <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/pcfs/all-party-groups/app-register-30-march-2015.pdf Register of 30 March 2015],www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref>
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==Secretariat==
 
==Secretariat==
 
The [[Trade Union Congress]] or [[TUC]] acts as the group's secretariat, helping to fund events and performing day to day administrative tasks.  
 
The [[Trade Union Congress]] or [[TUC]] acts as the group's secretariat, helping to fund events and performing day to day administrative tasks.  
  
 
===Registered benefits===
 
===Registered benefits===
As of July 2015, the [[TUC]] had paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 in registered benefits to the APPGOSFH. <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Register of 29 September 2015]Parliament website, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref>  
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As of February 2016, the [[TUC]] had paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 in registered benefits to the APPGOSFH. <ref> [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Register of 29 September 2015],www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref><ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/150929/occupational-safety-and-health.htm Occupational Safety and Health APPG Register Feb 16], ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 16 February 2016</ref>
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===TUC calls for eradication of asbestos===
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Following up to a report published by the '''All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health''' calling for the safe removal of asbestos in all of Britain, [[TUC]] General Secretary [[Frances O'Grady]] said this:
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: 'The effects of exposure to asbestos at work continue to cause thousands of deaths every year. Yet asbestos is still with us in around half a million workplaces and public buildings across the UK. As a result, more than 15 years after the use of asbestos was banned, hundreds of thousands of workers are still put at risk of exposure every day.The proposal from the all-party group for the safe removal and disposal of asbestos from all workplaces and public buildings is the only way of ensuring that future generations do not have to live with the continuing legacy that asbestos will leave unless action is taken now.' <ref> [https://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-issues/health-and-safety/asbestos/tuc-supports-call-eradication-all-asbestos-britain TUC supports asbestos eradication]tuc.org.uk, 16 October 2015, accessed 16 October 2015 </ref>
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Latest revision as of 09:54, 11 May 2016

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health (APPGOSFH) provides 'a forum for the discussion and promotion of issues relating to occupational health and safety; to provide information to members of both houses of parliament on topical issues; to publish reports as and when necessary.'[1]

People

Officers, September 2015 - April 2016

Officers, March 2015

Members, March 2015

Secretariat

The Trade Union Congress or TUC acts as the group's secretariat, helping to fund events and performing day to day administrative tasks.

Registered benefits

As of February 2016, the TUC had paid (in bands of £1,500) £1,501-£3,000 in registered benefits to the APPGOSFH. [6][7]

TUC calls for eradication of asbestos

Following up to a report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health calling for the safe removal of asbestos in all of Britain, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said this:

'The effects of exposure to asbestos at work continue to cause thousands of deaths every year. Yet asbestos is still with us in around half a million workplaces and public buildings across the UK. As a result, more than 15 years after the use of asbestos was banned, hundreds of thousands of workers are still put at risk of exposure every day.The proposal from the all-party group for the safe removal and disposal of asbestos from all workplaces and public buildings is the only way of ensuring that future generations do not have to live with the continuing legacy that asbestos will leave unless action is taken now.' [8]

Contact

Hugh Robertson, representative of the TUC is listed as the public enquiry point.

Address: TUC, Congress House, London WC1B 3LS Telephone: 020 7467 1276 Email: hrobertson@tuc.org.uk

Website

The APPG currently has no website.

Notes

  1. Register of 29 September 2015, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015
  2. Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015
  3. Occupational Safety and Health APPG Register Feb 16, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 February 2016
  4. Occupational Safety and Health APPG, Register 28 April 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 11 May 2016
  5. Register of 30 March 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015
  6. Register of 29 September 2015,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 October 2015
  7. Occupational Safety and Health APPG Register Feb 16, www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 February 2016
  8. TUC supports asbestos eradicationtuc.org.uk, 16 October 2015, accessed 16 October 2015