Climate Hazards and Resilience in the Workplace

Webinars and resources introducting the Climate Hazards and Resilience in the Workplace tools and guidance

All workers whether they work indoors, outdoors, offshore, or travel for a living could be increasingly vulnerable to disruption, damage, and potential injury from climate change impacts such as windstorms, flooding, and heatwaves.

The Adaptation Scotland programme and the Scottish Trade Union movement (Unison and STUC) worked together to create resources to help identify the hazards that climate change could bring to a range of different workplaces and to develop adaptation solutions.

The resources are designed to be used by any organisation, not just by trade union representatives. The resources address the human consequences of a changing climate and help workers have a central voice in building resilience to climate risks and championing climate change adaptation solutions which also tackle inequality and social justice as part of a Just Transition in Scotland.

These tools combine the latest climate change science and the lived experience of trade union representatives from across Scotland, which suggests that climate change impacts, without adaptation, threaten health and safety. Conversely, well planned adaptation action can transform our poorest communities and present opportunities for Scotland’s workers and industries.

The resource include:

A handbook which makes the case for adaptation from a Trade Union (and broader just transition) perspective including examples of how climate impacts are already impacting schools, offices, shops, depots, warehousing, care homes, hospitals, and outdoor workplace settings.
A workbook which takes users on a step-by-step journey in identifying potential climate change hazards in their workplace and provides information to help union officers and reps in Scotland take action to build resilience and protect workers from the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
Checklists that can be downloaded and used by individuals and organisations to identify potential climate-related hazards and possible adaptation responses.
Webinars introducing the tools and guidance, and explaining the process behind their development.