Employers urged to manage workplace carcinogens on World Cancer Day
The British Safety Council is urging employers to implement sensible controls to manage workplace carcinogen exposure.
In a bid to support World Cancer Day, the British Safety Council is urging businesses and employers to be alert to the hazards that carcinogens pose and put in place the measures necessary to prevent exposure.
HSE estimates that past occupational exposure to carcinogens currently accounts for 1 in 20 cancer deaths in Great Britain. HSE also estimates that 8,000 of 13,000 deaths each year from work-related diseases are attributable to cancer.
Furthermore, research indicates that the construction sector accounts for just under half of the estimated cases of occupational cancer in Great Britain.
Leading occupational cancer expert, Dr Lesley Rushton of Imperial College London, said: “Thinking about the new generation, it’s very hard to say to the workforce ‘it’s too late’ because of course it isn’t. We know for example, if you stop smoking your risk of smoking-related disease goes down, so it’s not too late to help prevent some of these diseases.”
Policy and communications director at British Safety Council, Neal Stone, said: “The British Safety Council promotes the principle of good leadership in health and safety to ensure that occupational health remains as much in the corporate mindset as safety.”
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Employers urged to manage workplace carcinogens on World Cancer Day
The British Safety Council is urging employers to implement sensible controls to manage workplace carcinogen exposure.
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The British Safety Council is urging employers to implement sensible controls to manage workplace carcinogen exposure.