Union Inspection Notices in Australia

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This paper first describes Union Inspection Notices (known as UINs) and compares them with Australian Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs). The second part looks at the role of trade union's health and safety representatives in the United Kingdom and Australia. The paper also attempts to assess the impact UINs might have on the Health and Safety Executive's safety inspectors and on trade unions. The conclusion includes a summary of the main points and an attempt to decide whether UINs are beneficial for trade unions.

What are UINs?
When Should UINs Be Used?
Where Did the Idea of UINs Come From?
So, Are PINs Better than UINs?
Are UINs Widely Used?
Do Trade Unions Improve Health and Safety?
Is It a Question of Culture?
Are Many PINs Issued?
How Would the Use of UINs Impact on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Unions?

From the Paper:

"When the Trades Union Congress (the TUC) introduced UINs in 2001, they were described as formal notices issued to employers by accredited trade union safety representatives. The purpose of UINs is to register the view that employers have not complied with health and safety legislation concerning specified workplace hazards. In particular, UINs describe action required to comply with legal requirements and specify deadlines for completion of the requested action (Hazards, magazine 76, 2001, pp:17-20)."

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