Government report recommends more silicosis surveillance and a return to previously monitored patients to reduce risks of the disease
January 24, 2023
Silicosis should be included as a notifiable disease in the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 and people who work in at-risk industries should be under health surveillance in GP surgeries, a government body has said. Read More
HSE inspections target woodworking businesses to tackle occupational lung disease
April 6, 2022
From April, health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be visiting business within woodworking industries such as sawmilling, manufacture of composite boards, and carpentry, as well as other industries where wood dust exposure can occur. Read More
The main causes of workplace ill health
October 15, 2015
Last year 1.2 million people in the UK were suffering from an illness caused by the conditions at their place Read More
