Representative of employee safety
An employee representative elected by fellow workers in a non-unionised GB workplace to represent them on health and safety matters. Distinct from the trade-union-appointed safety representative.
Also known as
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“representative of employee safety”RoESExact equivalentThe Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/1513) give employees in non-unionised workplaces the right to be represented by elected representatives of employee safety. RoES have statutory rights to receive information and represent employees in consultations but fewer rights than union-appointed safety representatives under the 1977 Regulations.
Irish HSA
“safety representative”Close equivalentPart 4 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (sections 25-28) gives all employees, whether unionised or not, the right to select a safety representative. Ireland has no separate RoES category.
US OSHA
“employee representative”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Practitioner note: GB-specific for non-unionised workplaces. In Ireland, all employees use the safety representative route (SHWWA 2005 s25-28) regardless of union status.