Health of the War Worker
1942-04 1942 1940s 44 pages How to Approach the Factory Inspector Every worker should know how to get in touch with the Factory Inspector in the event of representation to the management on something connected with the Factories Act ending in failure. Posted up in every factory is the Abstract of t...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Labour Research Department
April 1942
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| Summary: | 1942-04
1942
1940s
44 pages
How to Approach the Factory Inspector Every worker should know how to get in touch with the Factory Inspector in the event of representation to the management on something connected with the Factories Act ending in failure. Posted up in every factory is the Abstract of the Factories Act — a sort of summary of the main clauses of the Factories Act — and on this Abstract you will always find the name and address of the District Factory Inspector. The way to raise a complaint is to write direct to the District Inspector of Factories, giving the fullest information and stating your name and factory. The Inspector is bound not to inform the employer of the source of information, so there need be no fear of victimization; anonymous letters never have quite the same effect or results as a signed statement. If there should be no result within a reasonable time — say within a fortnight — you should write to the Factory Department of the Ministry of Labour, London. The Factory Department will issue instructions that will ensure your case receiving attention. What to do if You are not Covered by the Factories Act There are hundreds of thousands of workers employed in industries not affected by the Factories Act and other special protective legislation — railways and road passenger transport are outstanding examples. Even where it is impossible to enforce the Factories Act, a strong trade union committee can base its demands for health and safety on the relevant parts of the Act. In concerns which come under the Essential Work Order (such as the railway companies) the Ministry of Labour is legally responsible for seeing that adequate arrangements for the welfare of the workers are made, and the unions should insist that these arrangements are at least up to the standards laid down in the Act. The officer responsible is the Regional or Local Welfare Officer of the Ministry of Labour who can be approached through the National Service Officer. See to it that he does his job. The Trade Unions and Health Matters We have tried in this pamphlet to show how much trade unionists can do at once, within the present legal framework, to get better health and safety conditions. There is also, however, a great need for new health legislation — for example, better rates of sickness benefit and workmen's compensation, extension of the Factories Act or its equivalent to the whole of industry, 37
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