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  • Diesel Exhaust Emissions Register

  • Unite is trying to gauge the level of exposure in the workplace to Diesel exhaust emissions. Please complete the below register so that we can draw up a map of the level of exposure and company compliance with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) with regard to this source of carcinogenic compounds and other harmful substances. The information that you provide will be stored on a database and may be shared with others, including law firms instructed by Unite. The use of this data will be utilised for the purposes of providing evidence of exposure with employers and Government bodies.

  • PLEASE NOTE

  • By completing this form you are not registering a legal claim. If you have suffered significant symptoms caused by exposure to Diesel Emissions you should contact Unite’s Legal service helpline without delay on 

  • 0800 709 007

    • A preview of the questions can be seen below to help you prepare for the completion of your entry.  
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    • To read more about how your data will be used, click here 

    • Information about data processing for Unite’s Diesel Exhaust Emissions Register

      The information you provide on this form will be stored on a database held by Unite the Union (“Unite”) and may be shared with others, including law firms instructed by Unite for the purpose of legal claims.

      Anonymised data may be utilised for the purposes of providing evidence of exposure with employers and Government bodies.

      Unite will control access to this information, the union can be contacted by writing to:-

      Unite the Union, Data Protection Team (Diesel Register), 128 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8TN or dataprotection@unitetheunion.org

      How long will personal data be retained:-

      The data collected on this register will be kept on record until it is no longer required for any possible future legal case.

      Unite cannot currently give a fixed period for how long it will be necessary to keep your diesel register entry, as certain medical conditions/personal injuries can take years to present. Retention of personal data on the diesel register will be periodically reviewed by Unite’s in-house personal injury solicitor and, if/when records are no longer needed, personal data will be deleted.

      What types of personal data will be collected and used:-

      ·       Name (to identity you)

      ·       Home address and email address (to establish a method of tracing you in the future)

      ·       Employer details (to identity you as a potential witness to a claim involving the employer)

      ·       Details of your Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions (DEEE) exposure and surrounding circumstances (to provide a contemporaneous record)

      What special categories of personal data will be collected and used:-

      ·       Trade Union membership (to identity you and your membership record if further contact details are required)

      ·       Role within the trade union structure, (to establish your activities in the workplace)

      ·       Medical information (to provide a contemporaneous record and determine any immediate or long-term symptoms which might be related to exposure to DEEE)

      Legal basis for processing the information: -

      The processing of this data is to provide a digital record of your exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions (DEEE), which has been classified by the World Health Organisation as a Class 1 Carcinogenic Agent, for use in bringing or supporting potential personal injury claims in the future and/or for providing evidence of exposure to employers and Government bodies.

      Unite relies on consent and/or legitimate interests as the lawful basis for processing the data collected on this form. In relation to special category data (trade union membership and health (medical) information), Unite relies on express consent and/or the establishment of legal claims conditions to share data with panel law firms and/or the not-for profit bodies (trade union) condition to process information within the union.

      Who will have access to your personal data

      We may disclose information about you to Unite’s panel law firms, officers, staff, branch officials, workplace representatives or agents, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this policy. Unite may also disclose anonymised statistical data derived from the entries for the purposes of campaigning to improve air quality both within the workplace and in general.

      Your right to withdraw consent

      You have the right to withdraw your consent to Unite sharing your data with panel law firms for the purpose of assisting personal injury claims at any time and the processing of your data prior to withdrawal remains lawful. If you wish to withdraw consent, you should send an email to dataprotection@unitetheunion.org marked “Diesel register consent withdrawal”.

      Your individual rights, how to contact our data protection team and further information:-

      For full information regarding Unite’s data processing, your information rights and how to contact our data protection team, see Unite’s full privacy policy.

       

      PLEASE NOTE By completing this form, you are not registering a legal claim. If you have suffered significant symptoms caused by exposure to Diesel Emissions you should contact Unite’s Legal Service helpline without delay on 0800 709 007

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  • If this situation happened in the past or is a single event please provide both the approximate start and end dates. If this is an ongoing situation please provide details of an approximate date of when these conditions began.

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  • Please note :-

    An enclosed area such as a loading bay, engine shed, factory or engine room with the doors or hatch open should be considered to be 'Inside' the Workplace. If you are driving and the fumes are entering the area where you are seated, then this should also be treated as 'Inside'. If you are/were exposed both in an enclosed area and outside please select both options
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