SAFETY UPDATE

[brothermagrew]

According to the Courier, Royal Mail Letters managing director Mark Higson has had our safety policy updated as part of his personal commitment to the well being of our people. From this month onwards, every unit across the country will display a statement of commitment to colleagues' well being. A diagram showing the safety structure of our business will also be on display, telling people what to do if they need to raise any concerns about safety issues.

In addition, everyone will receive a booklet that explains their personal responsibilities for both their own and their colleagues' safety. It also sets down what help they can expect from their managers and directors.

Also each morning from now on, workplace screens will display the nature and causes of accidents at work involving Royal Mail people that have taken place in the previous 24-hour period. It is part of an initiative to reinforce Royal Mail's ""Your safety comes first" commitment.

Following a series of successful trials (DO's in Yorkshire, South Wales and London), a campaign to make sure that postmen and women weigh their pouches everytime they go out on delivery is being proposed.

For those who have as yet retained their copy of the Courier see pages 3 & 4.

[Pat Ostman]

For those who have as yet retained their copy of the Courier..........

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