women 10 days •enham September 20th-30th THE YOUTH Rights Campaign has launched a Health Safety Charter for trainees to fight the appalling safeconditions on the government's Training Schemes.
Since 1980, young workers on government training schemes have been killed. 'Over 10,000 have been injured, with more than 1000 amputations.
YTUR Campaign Employers taking ad ths' free labour under YTS not prepared to pay even the slightest attention basic health. safety standards.
The MSC which is responsible for the scheme has refuse will wanted that they inspect workplaces make sure that they sate deaths and over 1000 accidents in the last year, the MSC has still not got a single full-time safety officer in any of its 55 area offices. Each office responsible for, on average, 6000 trainees.
Young people are be ing forced by government policy on to the schemes. Over 7000 people had their ... schemes,. Trainees rights:
trainees in all premises used in their scheme. state sickness and industrial injuries benefit tective clothing and footwear ty is at risk - without loss of benefit without loss of pay Schemes:
centres only proval of the Health & Safety a local ltduc unluil barely ICo trade union safety reps with continual, trainees and trade union MSC and area manpower boards:
ceras or a accidents reported ov traineec 13) MSC Blake Icha ing agent/sponsor quirements.
National safety policy Executive.
YTUC Campaign
Health & Safety Charter for Trainees 1) Health & Safety legislation to be extended to cover 2) Trainees to receive full N.I. coverage and the right to 3) Trainees to be given free use of safety equipment, pro4) Trainees have the right to refuse to join a scheme, or leave their scheme, at any stage, if they believe their safe5) Trainees have the right to elect their own safety rep receive union training in health and safety, 6) All schemes to be in unionised workplaces/ training 7) No scheme should go ahead without the written ap Executive (or authority environmental health officer) and approval. by 8) All schemes should receive regular safety checks by Health & Safety Ex motoring 9) Improved collection, by MSC and area boards, of statistics and information on YTS health and safety 10) Improved training for MSC local staff responsible ' safety. 11) Full and published investigation of every serious or fatal accident; local MSC and area boards to publish 12) Legal liability for any accident to rest with MSC.
managing agents/sponsors are not legally liable managing agents/sponsors who break legal safety requirements 14) Area boards have the right to withold YTS funds and withdraw the license from any scheme where the managStalls lo meet MSC safety re 15) An immediate reversal of Govt. cuts in the Health & Safety Executive since 1979, as a first step towards a ma jor increase in funds and staff for the Health & Safety