The No Time to Lose campaign was launched create awareness and to get carcinogenic exposure issues more widely understood. IOSH says this will help businesses take action.
The aim of Sun Awareness Week is to make EHS officers aware of the danger the sun may pose for their employees and to encourage those workers to be in the know about sun care at work.
It’s organised annually by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), one of the supporters of the No Time to Lose campaign this year.
Johnathon Major of the British Association of Dermatologists, said:
“Skin cancer is now the most common form of cancer in the UK and incidence rates are still rising, with outdoor workers being particularly at high risk.”
“A concerted effort must be made to make both employers and employees aware of the dangers posed by sun exposure, and to encourage the adoption of responsible preventative measures. No Time to Lose aims to do exactly that.”
In 2015, research commissioned by IOSH into solar radiation exposure at work in Britain revealed that, each year, malignant melanoma, which is the more serious form of skin cancer, kills nearly 50 people, with 240 new cancer cases being registered. All-in-all 666,000 people a year die from workplace related cancers.
The study was done by Imperial College London which also found that 42 per cent of malignant melanoma cancer cases involve construction workers. Other key sectors at risk include agriculture, public administration and defence, and land transport.
Since the campaign was launched in November 2014, 100 leading businesses have pledged to prevent occupational cancer.
To find out more about IOSH’s No Time to Lose campaign and to download free resources, visit the website.
In this episode of the Safety & Health Podcast, ‘Burnout, stress and being human’, Heather Beach is joined by Stacy Thomson to discuss burnout, perfectionism and how to deal with burnout as an individual, as management and as an organisation.
We provide an insight on how to tackle burnout and why mental health is such a taboo subject, particularly in the workplace.
