posts under Health & Safety category
Contaminated Cabin Air – What to do in a Fume Event
Over the past six months your trade union has become concerned with the increasing number of fume events reported onboard British Airways Gatwick aircraft; as well as the serious nature of...
To support the launch of the ‘TGU Guide to Fatigue’, Unite the Union has produced a fantastic short educational video – especially for Gatwick cabin crew. The new guide...
Dear Member, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as your Health and Safety Rep within the TGU branch. I have now successfully completed Part 1 of...
Fatigue Reporting – Air Incident Forms
We have a couple of updates to circulate over the coming days whilst we await the next BA Forum, the final stage of the dispute resolution process. The first update...
Please find below an update from Unite on the trade union's campaign against contaminated cabin air. Pilots and cabin crew launch court action against airlines in toxic air dispute Unite, Britain...
Onboard Fume Events – NHS Care Pathway
Many of you may be aware that British Airways and indeed the majority of airlines around the world continue to deny that fume events exist, often referring to them...
There is a requirement for cabin crew to achieve a rest break of 20 minutes at some point during their duty if the duty day is six hours or...
Member Update: Health & Safety
Zika Virus A crewlink message with instructions has now been sent to all crew. Extra supplies of DEET are on hand at the report centre. BA is following advice from the foreign...
FUME EVENTS Crew Website: http://www.unitetheunion.org/cabinair A reminder to crew. Please follow the Fire Smoke Fumes procedure laid out in the OMB. If breathing assistance is required, use a smoke hood...
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