We have had many questions from members regarding the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey, particularly since they were mentioned as having been seen by the AMG in April.
Well, since then, your TU H&S reps have been made aware that the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey raise issues that may well have a direct impact upon staffs’ health, safety and welfare.
As members may be aware, under the Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 (SRSCR); Regulation 7 states: “appointed safety representatives will need to be given information and knowledge over and above that necessary for employees generally to enable them to play an informed part in promoting health and safety at work.”
The approved code of practice (ACOP) to the same regulations describes the type of information an employer should divulge to safety reps including: “Any other information specifically related to matters affecting the health and safety at work of his employees.”
Given the regulations and the appended code of practice, it is clear that the results of the SPVA Staff Attitude Survey should have been copied to TU H&S as a matter of course for consultation as and when AMG were made aware of the findings. We cannot understand why this did not happen.
We hope that this was simply an oversight, that will not be repeated, rather than a breach of the regulations and code of practice. We have asked management for the survey results to be disclosed to your TU H&S Convenor without further delay and will keep members fully informed as we progress this matter with all urgency.
