Workers Urged to Protect Against Skin Cancer

Workers are being advised to take care when working outside during the warm weather because of the risks associated with exposure to solar radiation. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is running a campaign called No Time to Lose to raise awareness of cancer-causing agents including solar radiation, and provide advice on managing […]

Protecting Construction Workers from Occupational Disease

New guidance to encourage better management of occupational health risks has been launched by the construction industry. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued more than 200 health related enforcement notices during its recent construction inspection initiative, and the HSE is urging the industry to put an end to the hundreds of construction […]