Events – Greater Manchester Hazards Centre

Action Mesothelioma Day 4th July 2025

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Action Mesothelioma Day – 4th July 2025

To mark Action Mesothelioma Day on the 4th of July this year. The Greater Manchester Asbestos Victim Support Group (GMAVSG) will be holding an event in central Manchester. The event will focus on the Freedom of Information requests obtained by GMAVSG on the levels of asbestos still remaining in publicly funded schools in the Greater Manchester area.

Event Details

Date: Friday, 4th July 2025

Time: 12 noon

Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St. Manchester M2 5NS

The GMAVSG 2025 report suggests that asbestos is present in around 80.2% (304 out of 379) of local authority maintained schools in Greater Manchester.

In 2013, figures obtained by the Manchester Evening News found that asbestos was present in around 86.6% (903 out of 1,043) state schools in Greater Manchester.

At this rate, many schools in Greater Manchester will still contain asbestos 100 years from now.

As our school buildings age, and reach the end of their intended lifespans, we urgently need to learn more about the risks to pupils and staff. Read the full report here.

*Image: GMHC – ‘Danger Asbestos’ relief in Hulme Park, Manchester*

11

Jun

Clean Air Day 19th June 2025

By: William

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Air pollution affects your health from before your first breath until your last.

It’s linked to a range of health problems at every stage of our lives – from premature birth and effects on organ development in childhood, through to causing heart and lung disease, diabetes, mental health and strokes in adulthood.

The impacts of air pollution are felt by everyone, but not equally. You may be exposed to higher levels of air pollution because of where you live. – for example, if your area lacks investment, good planning and government support you are significantly more likely to be exposed to high levels of air pollution. Children, older people and people with existing health conditions are also disproportionately affected by the health harms of air pollution.

By cleaning up our air, we can all benefit from immediate and lasting health improvements, and help ensure that future generations can live happier, healthier lives. The UK Government has committed to reviewing its air quality targets, and we can all play a part in making sure these targets are ambitious enough to ensure we can all breathe cleaner air.

This Clean Air Day, ask your MP to champion the introduction of World Health Organization air quality targets in UK law so that we can all breathe cleaner air and live healthier lives.

Join the campaign and put your local MP to work on cleaning up the air at the link below:

https://www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day#top

Information and image: The Clean Air Hub/ Global Action Plan.

11

Jun

Taking Action over Working in Heat

By: William

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Taking Action over Working in Heat

Free Organising Seminar on Taking action over working in heat

Wednesday 25th June (11.00 – 16.30) at TUC Congress House, London

As the world gets hotter, so do our workplaces. In recent years we’ve seen workers taking action to keep cool, and nationally we’ve been demanding a maximum working temperature.

For Summer 2025, the TUC, Heat Strike and the Hazards Campaign are collaborating on a week of action. Between 14 – 20 July, we are asking union activists to take a form of action to organise against working in unsafe, unreasonably hot temperatures. This seminar is aimed at trade union reps and activists who are already planning to take action, and is an opportunity to meet others and plan in detail your organising activity to build for the week of action.

Join us on Wednesday 25 June.

Please note: Capacity for this event is very limited. Please only register if you are able to attend. Organisers reserve the right to cancel registrations if certain thresholds are not met.

We regret that we are unable to cover travel expenses. Please speak to your union for help with this.

Union reps have a right to reasonable paid time off to carry out union duties and undertake training.

Only authorised TUC staff will have access to your personal data and they are obliged to respect its confidentiality, and store the data securely.

TUC: Find out about the week of action in July here

Heat Strike: More about the campaign here

For any questions about this event, email healthandsafety@tuc.org.uk

10

Jun

The Miners Hymns – Free Screening Salford

By: William

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The Miners’ Hymns – Film Screening & Community Reflection at Langworthy Cornerstone

Step back into Britain’s industrial past and explore the powerful legacy of coal mining communities through “The Miners’ Hymns” – a unique film experience combining archival footage and evocative music.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 12th June 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:15 PM
📍 Venue: Langworthy Cornerstone, 451 Liverpool Street, Salford, M6 5QQ

About the Event:
This special screening will showcase film clips that portray the conditions of working coal miners and the eventual decline of the coal industry in Britain. The session will open with an introductory talk by Paul Kelly, a former miner at Agecroft Colliery, offering personal insight and lived experience.

Event Highlights:

- Talk by former coal miner Paul Kelly
- Documentary screening of The Miners’ Hymns
- Scenes from the iconic Durham Miners Gala
- Open community conversation and engagement

This event is part of our ongoing effort to explore and honour local history, social heritage, and working-class experiences.

Register with our reception desk to attend for free – all are welcome.
Join us to reflect, learn, and connect.

09

Apr

Hazards 2024

By: Caroline Bedale

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30th Aug-1st Sept, 2024 at Keele University and online.

Climate Crisis and Occupational Health and Safety – A deadly combination

This year’s conference will be filled with practical ideas, inspired discussions and innovative solutions. Plenary sessions and workshops will be available in person or online.

You can book your tickets to or to sponsor the Hazards Conference 2024 through the buttons below.
or to download a copy of the booking form to print and complete by hand please download from https://gmhazards.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Booking-Form-The-35th-National-Hazards-Conference-2024.pdf
or to download a copy of the sponsorship form: https://gmhazards.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sponsorship-of-Hazards-Conference-2024.pdf

Sponser Hazards Conference here

Further Information / Questions. If you have a question or concern, or need more information or clarification, please email or call Janet Newsham On behalf of the Hazards 2024 Conference organising committee janet@gmhazards.org.uk or hazconf@gmhazards.org.uk – 07734 317158

21

Jun

Hazards Conference 2021

By: janet

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Hazards Conference 2021

31 July – 1August
The 2021 National Hazards Conference – Fighting for the fundamental right to safe and healthy work!

Online #Haz2021

Building on the theme for IWMD, this years conference will be filled with practical ideas, inspired discussions and innovative solutions.

https://gmhazards.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hazards-Campaign_Conference-flyer-2021_final2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1yIIG2KCzObnqVOvIYkuoHiuroIu5zA4gQxyZ-nG-D50_VV3m2BR-kKmg

27

Feb

International Workers Memorial Day 2020

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Fighting for Hearts and Minds

International Workers Memorial Day Tuesday 28 APRIL #IWMD20

Highlighting the harm caused by occupational stress and related conditions, including depression, anxiety, burnout, and work-related alcohol and drug dependency, and work-related suicides and demanding action from new UK Government on all these issues, workers rights and union rights, linking to campaigns on precarious work, zero hour contracts, low pay, safe staffing rates.

Useful sites:

Manchester IWMD event

April 28^th 12-13.00

St Ann’s Square, Manchester

Speakers include: Sarah Woolley BFAWU, Marie Monoghan UCU, Mary Sayer Unite the Union, Darren Ireland RMT, FACK and GMAVSG with music by Claire Mooney