In our two most recent mail outs, we have provided an up-to-date position on our work in the area of Health and Safety. The serious incident in Oxfordshire this week following the assault on a staff member in Preston during the summer has caused many members to get in touch with Napo HQ directly. While your contact is appreciated, it’s important that in the first instance you should seek to contact your Napo Branch with your views or concerns, they will then liaise with the relevant National Officer and Official to take these issues to the appropriate level. This will also ensure that we have a clear picture of the state of staff safety across the service.
As we have previously posted, we await sight of a National Action plan from senior management that we hope will reassure staff that their employer takes your safety seriously. Despite the excellent work undertaken by your local Napo Health and Safety representatives, there are still some gaps to be filled, and we are encouraging all members to consider whether they might feel able to step up and directly contribute to Napo’s work in this vital area of operations.
If so, please contact your Napo Branch or, if you want to explore what the role entails, then Napo’s national health and Safety leads Tony Perkins aperkins@napo.org.uk or Ian Lawrence ilawrence@napo.org.uk would be pleased to hear from you.