Occupational cancer

COVID-19 has shown that biohazards can threaten organisations in any sector. How are health and safety practices being developed to meet the challenge of future outbreaks?

An ex-railway employee, who developed asbestosis as a result of exposure to asbestos dust while repairing railway carriages, sought damages for personal injuries.

New study reveals 58% want more help from employers to protect themselves.

A safety consultant has been prosecuted for providing inadequate and flawed advice on noise, vibration and hazardous substances.

The minimum percentage of registration dossiers to be checked for compliance has increased.

To mark #SunAwarenessWeek, IOSH highlights steps to take to protect workers from harmful ultraviolet radiation.

European Chemicals Agency to review cadmium and its inorganic compounds, as well as asbestos

Owner must pay £220k for multiple safety breaches

A car bodysprayer developed occupational asthma after using paints that contained isocyanates without adequate controls measures in place, a court has heard.

Only 19% of the organisations potentially exposing employees to asthmagens have health surveillance, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) research.