Managing waste unused coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits: RPS C29, Environment Agency
When you can store, de-package and dismantle unused waste COVID-19 test kits at a Her Majesty ' s Prison and Probation Service premises. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Managing waste unused coronavirus (COVID-19) PPE: RPS C30, Environment Agency
When you can store, de-package and dismantle unused waste COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) at a facility designated by the Department of Health and Social Care. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Environment Agency waterways: Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates, Environment Agency (updated 14th April 2022)
Guidance for users of all Environment Agency waterways, including the River Thames, Anglian Waterways and the Medway Navigation.
14 April 2022Coronavirus (COVID-19) update April 2022 added
16 July 2021New update for July 2021. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cap on pay increase an ‘ insult ’ to Environment Agency staff
The government has capped this year’s pay increase for Environment Agency (EA staff) to a maximum 3%, on the same day that unions, including UNISON, submitted a 10% pay claim on behalf of members.
The Cabinet Office published the 2022/23 civil service pay remit guidance last week, which sets out the Treasury’s pay policy for the coming year and binds the hands of a number of government departments and agencies on pay.
It has instructed departments – including the EA – that they can make average pay awards of up to 2% this year, or up to 3% if a special need can be demonstrated, such as easing recruitment and re...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 7, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News environment agency Source Type: news
The old climate certainties ‘aren’t certain any more’
The United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) has put climate justice at the centre of the news agenda for a fortnight, but for UNISON members working at the Environment Agency, adapting to climate changes in the UK is part of their job, every single day.
Jackie Hamer is a senior environment officer at the Environment Agency, where she’s worked for 30 years. Over this time, she has seen how conversations on climate change have rapidly evolved.
“When I first started doing this job, people hardly talked about climate change. It wasn’t a factor because it just wasn’t in the headlines. Now, we’ve all had to start thi...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 11, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article COP26 Environment green unison Source Type: news
English water industry needs renationalising, says UNISON
UNISON has said that the Westminster government’s partial U-turn over allowing water companies to dump raw sewage in England shows that the industry should be renationalised in the fight to stop the pollution of waterways and seas.
John Jones, the water, environment and transport service group member on the union’s national executive council, said: “Once again, this demonstrates that the water industry should be renationalised.
“This government has – albeit temporarily – brought certain underperforming rail companies into the public sector. UNISON believes the same should be considered for those water companie...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 28, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News water environment and transport Source Type: news
Climate crisis: ‘Adapt or die,' says England's environment agency
The message comes after summer flooding that many experts linked to climate change killed 200 people in western Europe and ahead of... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
TUESDAY, Aug. 31, 2021 -- Algeria recently became the last country in the world to halt sales of highly toxic leaded gasoline, the U.N. Environment Agency (UNEP) said Monday.
The agency said that marked the " official end " of the use of the fuel... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Environment Agency unions seek meeting on ‘indefensible’ pay offer
UNISON and the other trade unions representing Environment Agency staff are seeking an urgent meeting with environment secretary George Eustice, to discuss the ‘indefensible’ pay offer to their members.
In a strongly-worded letter today, the unions assert that: “It will be a source of national embarrassment that, with the UK government hosting world leaders at COP26 in Glasgow later this year, you are failing to invest in the very staff who will play a key role in delivering UK government policies to tackle climate change.”
Donna Rowe-Merriman, UNISON’s national secretary for business, community and environment, ...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - August 13, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News environment agency WET Source Type: news
‘Now is the time – have your say on pay’
“Now is the time to have your say – and use your vote – on your pay.” That is the message from UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea, as the union consults with members across service groups on pay.
Workers who have kept vital services running throughout the pandemic – often at risk to their own health – deserve a proper pay rise. Whatever the workplace, pay is likely to be an issue. Even before COVID-19, more than a decade of austerity has seen public service pay stagnate.
With inflation running at 3.9% (RPI), that’s a big increase in the cost of living. UNISON is driven to ensure the best outcome for ha...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 3, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article education food standards agency local government NHS pay police and justice Scotland youth and community workers Source Type: news
Water regulation needs to be properly resourced, says UNISON
UNISON is calling on the government to introduce regulation that will help it deliver on its promise to “build back greener” following the coronavirus pandemic.
Responding to last week’s government announcement on water policy reforms to deliver an ambitious environmental agenda, the union said that Westminster must ensure suitably funded, resourced and independent regulation is in place to deliver on those challenges.
The government announcement followed a recent judgement and record fine of Southern Water for regularly and deliberately pouring untreated sewage into protected waters on the south coast of Eng...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 27, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News WET Source Type: news
PPE waste from home healthcare workers treating patients with COVID-19: RPS C5 , Environment Agency (updated 12th March 2021)
When NHS England healthcare workers treating patients with (or suspected) COVID-19 (coronavirus) in their own homes can dispose of PPE waste with the householder ' s black bag waste.
12 March 2021 We have extended the expiry date to 30 June 2021. 24 September 2020 We have extended the expiry date of this COVID-19 RPS from 30 September 2020 to 31 March 2021. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate crisis hitting 'worst case scenarios', warns Environment Agency
Sir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to surviveThe climate emergency is already hitting “worst case scenario” levels that if left unchecked will lead to the collapse of ecosystems, with dire consequences for humanity, according to the chief executive of the Environment Agency.Warning that this is not “science fiction”, Sir James Bevan said on Tuesday that in recent years several of the “reasonable worst case scenarios” had happened in the UK, with more extreme weather and flooding. And he urged politicians to take action to reduce emissions and adapt to the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 23, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Matthew Taylor Tags: Environment Agency Climate change Science UK news Cop26: Glasgow climate change conference 2021 Source Type: news
Deep seabed mining must benefit all humankind
(Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS)) As investors set their sights on the mineral resources of the deep seabed, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is developing regulations that will govern their future exploration and possible exploitation. A new IASS Policy Brief, published in cooperation with the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), presents three recommendations to ensure that future deep seabed mining would be to the common benefit all humankind, as required by international law. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UNISON calls on Environment Agency to strengthen its health and safety measures
During the pandemic, UNISON has engaged positively with the Environment Agency on a range of health and safety issues.
However, the increased transmission rates of the new COVID-19 variant has led to calls from UNISON and other unions, including Prospect, GMB and Unite, for the agency to review its risk assessments.
While many Environment Agency employees are working from home at the present time, some essential workers are still attending depots and other workplaces.
The unions have issued a health and safety union improvement notice calling for the Environment Agency to review measures, in particular for the introduction...
Source: UNISON Health care news - January 22, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News Covid-19 environment agency health and safety Source Type: news
