Freeing Europe Safely from Asbestos
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions have held a joint conference to discuss the continuing widespread risk of asbestos exposure to Europe’s citizens and the steps that need to be taken to reduce it over the coming years. Despite a Europe-wide ban on asbestos since 2005, the World Health Organisation […]
Campaign to Cut Work Cancer Deaths
An industry-wide campaign to cut the number of deaths from occupational cancer has been launched by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). IOSH highlights that even by conservative estimates, some 8,000 people die from cancer and around 14,000 contract the disease each year in the UK because of exposure to a work-related carcinogen, such as […]
