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Over 50 of his friends and colleagues shared one or two drinks together with loads of pies, sandwiches, and cakes to bid Jason farewell and wish him a happy and long life in his new adventure in the local prison. Despite the 'official' story that he was in fact not going behind bars for the duration of Her Majesty's pleasure, but starting his new career as the Prison's Health and Safety Officer; not all were convinced! So to ensure there is no dubiety, Unionsafety can confirm that Jason did in fact start his role as the Health & Safety Manager of Preston Prison today, Tuesday 26th August. He will be sadly missed by his colleagues on the Co-ord, not to mention his Branch. Jason was a Customer Service Engineer since leaving School in 1990, and became a USR in 1994 and safety lead in 1999 as the Health & Safety Coordinator for the Central and West Lancs Branch. He was a CWU Union Safety Representative for over 10 years and a member of the NW H&S Co-ord where he played a key role.
Derek Maylor, Chair of the NW BTU H&S Co-ord says of Jason: “Jason was Secretary of the Northwest Engineering Safety Committee and therefore, the main contact for management. With this role he was also the northwest representative to the national Openreach meetings and thus had regular dialogue with national Safety Leads which were used for the benefit of the northwest engineers i.e. getting field trials here so we have a direct input. Jason also attended the North Openreach meetings and the Northwest Operate meetings. He was our primary contact for Telereal, Monterrey etc. He gained an enormous amount of experience from the CWU training and it was used well for the benefit of engineers, BT CWU employees and, via the Forum, for CWU members in general”. The Branch thanked Jason for his hard work over the years at their meeting held last week. John Southwell, NW Co-ord member from his Branch said, "It has been great working with Jason over the past few years. His vast knowledge of Health and Safety will be missed. Although it is rumored in the golfing fraternity that those skills are in need of improvement !" Chris Ingram, who partnered Jason during the TUC H&S Certificate and did project work with him told Unionsafety, "Jason will be greatly missed by me and everyone who worked with him. I wish to thank him personally for his support throughout the TUC certificate we took together and over the years as a member of the Co-ord. He was both a source of great support and excellent knowledge and I wish him well in his new career. He will no doubt make a huge success of his health & safety role and be a valued employee of the Prison Service."
Jason was a contributor to the pages of this website. One of Jason's major articles for Unionsafety related to the whole premise upon which UK health & safety law is based: 'reasonable practicability'. In his article What is So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP)?Jason explained: His article suggested what the final outcome would be if the threat from the EU to this basic principle was successful: The NW BTU Health & Safety Co-ordinators Committee wishes Jason all the very best for his future and hopes he will continue as a contributor to this website and to the knowledge of the co-ord's USRs.
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After some 18 year's service to BT and his Union, the CWU, Jason Morley was seen off to Preston Prison following a celebration 'leaving do' on Friday 22nd August.
Jason was one of the most active and well informed USR's the CWU had and played a major role on the NW BTU Co-ord. Educated in health and safety to the level of a chartered member of IOSH, Jason began his health and safety education with the CWU's education programme culminating in obtaining the TUC Health and Safety Certificate in 2002. He then went on to get a diploma in H&S and as a member of IOSH became a chartered member.
Over the years Jason has appeared in many guises, and especially during his H&S training at the Union's Alvescot Lodge taking his TUC Cert in Occupational Health & Safety.