Occupational cancer

The IOSH-funded Driver Diesel Exposure Mitigation Study (DEMiSt) recently revealed its findings about professional drivers’ exposure to diesel pollution in London.

A hotel in Yorkshire has been fined £24,000 for failing to act fast enough to deal with asbestos in the building.

Major new research has shown that drivers are at a greater risk of cancer than other occupations.

Mike Hedges has been a London taxi driver for 30 years and more recently became a researcher into air pollution.

Site workers are confusing RPE and PPE, dust blitz finds

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.