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
October 12, 2022
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors have begun a targeted inspection initiative focusing on manufacturing businesses where materials that contain silica are used. Read More
June 21, 2016
The occupational health theatre at SHExpo was this year kicked off with a fascinating talk from chief medical advisor to Read More
November 27, 2015
HSE’s Workplace Health Expert Committee is intended to provide independent, authoritative, impartial and timely expertise on workplace health. In an Read More
September 15, 2015
The BOHS is urging the construction industry to take decisive action to stop workers being exposed to silicosis. This follows Read More
June 26, 2015
By Mark Paterson Construction accounts for 6 per cent of the UK economy and remains the most dangerous land based Read More
May 20, 2015
Young construction workers are still being exposure to hazardous dust, shows new research that backs the BOHS Breathe Freely campaign. Read More
April 27, 2015
Very fine dust containing quartz, known as respirable crystalline silica (RCS), can cause serious and fatal lung diseases. Worryingly, exposures Read More
October 29, 2014
Control strategies for long latency occupational disease tend to target workers’ respiratory health. But as Chris Keen explains, skin absorption Read More