Skip to main content
IOSH Magazine: Safety, Health and Wellbeing in the world of work - return to the homepage IOSH Magaazine logo
  • Visit IOSH Magazine on Facebook
  • Visit @ioshmagazine on Twitter
  • Visit IOSH Magazine on LinkedIn
Non-verbal communication
How to build trust
March/April 2023 issue

Main navigation

  • Home
    • Browse previous issues
    • Member accolades
    • Member tributes
  • Health
    • Mental health and wellbeing
      • Bullying
      • Drugs and alcohol
      • Mental health
      • Stress
      • Wellbeing
    • Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
      • Ergonomics
      • Manual handling
      • Vibration
    • Occupational cancer
      • Asbestos
      • Hazardous substances
      • Radiation
  • Safety
    • Incident management
      • Chemicals
      • Electricity
      • Fire
      • First aid
      • Slips and trips
    • Non-health related fatalities
      • Road safety
      • Work at height
    • Risk management
      • Confined spaces
      • Disability
      • Legionella
      • Lifting operations
      • Lone workers
      • Noise
      • Personal protective equipment
      • Violence at work
      • Work equipment
      • Workplace transport
  • Management
    • Human factors
      • Accident reduction
      • Behavioural safety
      • Control of contractors
      • Migrant workers
      • Older workers
      • Reporting
      • Safe systems of work
      • Sickness absence
      • Young workers
    • Leadership and management
      • Employee involvement
      • Management systems
    • Management standards
      • ISO 45001
      • ISO 45003
    • Planning
      • Assurance
      • Compliance
      • Emergency planning
      • Insurance
    • Rehabilitation
      • Personal injury
      • Return to work
    • Strategy
      • Corporate governance
      • Performance/results
      • Regulation/enforcement
      • Reputation
    • Sustainability
      • Human capital and Vision Zero
  • Skills
    • Communication
    • Personal performance
      • Achieving Fellowship
      • Career development
      • Competencies
      • Personal development
      • Professional skills
      • Qualifications
    • Stakeholder management
    • Working with others
      • Leadership
      • Future Leaders
  • Jobs
  • Covid-19
  • Knowledge Bank
    • Back to basics
    • Book club
    • Infographics
    • Podcast
    • Reports
    • Webinars
    • Videos
  • Products & Services
  • Management
    • Human factors
      • Sickness absence
      • Accident reduction
      • Behavioural safety
      • Control of contractors
      • Migrant workers
      • Older workers
      • Reporting
      • Safe systems of work
      • Young workers
    • Leadership and management
      • Employee involvement
      • Leadership
      • Management systems
    • Management standards
      • ISO 45001
      • ISO 45003
    • Planning
      • Assurance
      • Compliance
      • Emergency planning
      • Insurance
    • Strategy
      • Corporate governance
      • Performance/results
      • Regulation/enforcement
      • Reputation
    • Sustainability
      • Human capital and Vision Zero
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • Mental health and wellbeing
      • Bullying
      • Drugs and alcohol
      • Mental health
      • Stress
      • Wellbeing
    • Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
      • Ergonomics
      • Manual handling
      • Vibration
    • Occupational cancer
      • Asbestos
      • Hazardous substances
      • Radiation
  • Safety
    • Incident management
      • Chemicals
      • Electricity
      • Fire
      • First aid
      • Slips and trips
    • Non-health related fatalities
      • Road safety
      • Work at height
    • Risk management
      • Confined spaces
      • Disability
      • Legionella
      • Lifting operations
      • Lone workers
      • Noise
      • Personal protective equipment
      • Violence at work
      • Work equipment
      • Workplace transport
  • Skills
    • Communication
    • Personal performance
      • Career development
      • Competencies
      • Personal development
      • Qualifications
      • Professional skills
      • Achieving Fellowship
    • Stakeholder management
    • Working with others
      • Leadership
      • Future Leaders
  • Transport and logistics
  • Third sector
  • Retail
  • Mining and quarrying
  • Rail
  • Rehabilitation
    • Personal injury
    • Return to work
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing and engineering
  • Construction
  • Sector: IOSH Branch
    • Sector: Northern Ireland
    • Sector: Midland
    • Sector: Merseyside
    • Sector: Manchester and North West Districts
    • Sector: Ireland East
    • Sector: Ireland
    • Sector: Edinburgh
    • Sector: Desmond-South Munster
    • Sector: Qatar
    • Sector: Oman
    • Singapore
    • Sector: South Coast
    • Sector: South Wales
    • Sector: Thames Valley
    • Sector: Tyne and Wear
    • Sector: UAE
    • Sector: West of Scotland
    • Sector: Yorkshire
  • Healthcare
  • Sector: Fire
  • Sector: Financial/general services
  • Sector: Energy
  • Education
  • Sector: Communications and media
  • Chemicals
  • Sector: Central government
  • Catering and leisure
  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Sector: Local government
  • Sector: IOSH Group
    • Sector: Financial Services
    • Sector: Sports Grounds and Events
    • Rural industries
    • Sector: railway
    • Public Services
    • Sector: Offshore
    • Sector: Hazardous Industries
    • Sector: Food and Drink
    • Sector: Fire Risk Management
    • Education
    • Construction
    • Sector: Aviation and Aerospace
Quick links:
  • Home
  • Categories
  • IOSH News

International health professionals hear about efforts to eliminate occupational cancer

Open-access content Friday 25th August 2017
From the archive:  Just so you know, this article is more than 3 years old.

nttl_cropped_1

The experts gather for the 26th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 28--31 August 2017.

The event is themed around 'Eliminating Occupational Risk: Translating Research into Action'. Its focus is to draw together the latest work from scientists around the world and synthesize their conclusions into a series of actions they seek to implement in their work.

During the Conference, medical statistician and epidemiologist Dr Lesley Rushton, from Imperial College London, will explain the methodology behind her ground-breaking research study -- The Burden of Occupational Cancer in Great Britain -- and how IOSH used it as a basis for its campaign.

Dr Lesley Rushton said: "Our research found that about 5.5 per cent of all cancers occurring in Britain each year are caused by exposure to carcinogens at work leading to 8,000 deaths annually.

"Construction workers were of particular concern and important carcinogens included asbestos, respirable crystalline silica, solar radiation, and diesel engine exhaust emissions.

"The IOSH 'No Time to Lose' campaign is a major international effort to encourage employers and governments to make occupational cancer a priority and provides valuable information for workers and managers."

No Time to Lose raises awareness of occupational cancer globally and helps businesses take action by providing free practical resources so workplaces can effectively tackle preventable cancers caused by carcinogens such as asbestos, silica dust, diesel particulates and solar radiation.

Ivan Williams, Research and Development Adviser at IOSH, will show No Time to Lose, the Institution's research reports and free guidance at the conference. He said: "The global study on occupational cancer found that a staggering 666,000 people are dying a year worldwide from this dreadful disease.

"IOSH, as the world's biggest professional health and safety membership organisation and registered charity, launched the No Time to Lose campaign in 2014 to help tackle this significant health issue.

"We worked with leading academics and occupational health scientists when developing the campaign's free practical resources. The materials designed aim to provide businesses with information on how to prevent exposure to carcinogens such as diesel fumes, solar radiation and silica dust in the workplace.

"Since we launched that campaign in 2014 more than 70,000 resources have been downloaded from the campaign website and over 100 leading businesses around the world have pledged to adopt prevention strategies to reduce exposure to carcinogens at work."

To get involved in IOSH's No Time to Lose campaign and to download free resources to prevent occupational cancer, go to www.notimetolose.org.uk.

The conference will also highlight essential areas of workplace health and epidemiology such as occupational cancer, ageing workforce, musculoskeletal disorder and psychosocial risks through presentations, discussions and networking. To find out more about EPICOH, visit the website.

You may also be interested in...

 Big Ben health and safety criticism “unfounded”

Tuesday 22nd August 2017
The famous clock may be silent for four years – except for occasions such as Remembrance Day and New Year’s Eve – as renovation work is undertaken. Graham Parker, President of IOSH, said this is an example of pragmatic decisions made every day in real life:
Open-access content

 Top UK strategist added to IOSH 2017 line-up

Tuesday 29th August 2017
At IOSH 2017, Matthew Taylor, now Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), will explore issues surrounding the ‘gig economy’ as flexible, ‘zero-hours’ and self-employed work becomes more common.
Open-access content

 Safety experts call for ‘considerable step change’ in management of tower block fire risks, in joint statement on Grenfell review

Thursday 31st August 2017
Yesterday, the Government published terms of reference for a review that will urgently assess the effectiveness of current building and fire regulations and related compliance and enforcement issues, with a focus on multi-occupancy high-rise residential buildings. This will include addressing whether the Government’s large-scale cladding system testing programme identified any potential systemic failures.
Open-access content

 People involved in country life say outdoor workers at greater risk of skin cancer

Friday 18th August 2017
The copy for the following press release has been provided by NHS England.Eighty percent of people involved in country life in the South of England think outdoor workers are at greater risk of developing skin cancer due to longer exposure to the sun, a survey of Mole Valley customers suggests.But while more than half of respondents said that protecting yourself from the sun was “very important” more than a quarter said they “hardly ever” used suncream.
Open-access content

 IOSH joins modern slavery campaign advisory group

Friday 8th September 2017
IOSH is part of the group, which has been set up by Baroness Young of Hornsey to support her campaign, Let's Make It Work: The Alliance for Transparency in Supply Chains Reporting. Baroness Young was keen to work with NGOs, charities, businesses, public bodies and trade unions on the campaign. The group’s first meeting took place on Wednesday 6 September at the House of Lords. The meeting was held to consider the shape and content of the campaign.
Open-access content

 Food and drink industry challenges the focus of conference

Tuesday 8th August 2017
The National Food and Drink Manufacturing Health and Safety Conference will focus on topics like the ageing workforce and sentencing guidelines, with case studies being used to bring the event to life.Meanwhile former England rugby international and RAF pilot Rory Underwood, who is now a development director at risk management services company Alcumus, will talk about his experiences, focusing on behavioural-based safety.
Open-access content

Latest from IOSH News

jfc

 IOSH launches new five-year strategy

Tuesday 21st March 2023
IOSH launches its new five-year strategy this spring. It will build and act on the reshaped purpose and ambition gained during WORK 2022, which ran from 2017 to 2022.
Open-access content
RTSH

 Blueprint: new plans and opportunities

Wednesday 4th January 2023
Virman Man explains how IOSH’s new and enhanced tool, launched at the end of last year, will energise you as you take the next steps in your OSH journey in 2023.
Open-access content
52544989228_1185522469_c.jpg

 Celebration marks new IOSH president

Friday 9th December 2022
The 56th president of IOSH was celebrated last week at an event held at Westminster University in London.
Open-access content
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Linked in
  • Mail
  • Print

Latest Jobs

Senior Health and Safety Manager

Reading
Up to £65000.00 per annum + Great Car Allowance & Benefits
Reference
5452983

Regional Health and Safety Advisor

Northampton
Up to £53000 per annum + Travel & Excellent Benefits
Reference
5452982

Global Health, Safety and Environment Director

Up to £150000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Reference
5452980
See all jobs »

Sign up for regular e-alerts

Receive the latest news and features, free to your inbox

Sign up

Subscribe to IOSH magazine

Receive the print edition straight to your door

Subscribe
IOSH Covers
​
FOLLOW US
Twitter
LinkedIn
YouTube
CONTACT US
Contact us
Tel +44 (0)20 7880 6200
​

IOSH

About IOSH
Become a member
IOSH Events
MyIOSH

Information

Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
Cookie Policy

Get in touch

Contact us
Advertise with us
Subscribe to IOSH magazine
Write for IOSH magazine

IOSH Magazine

Health
Safety
Management
Skills
IOSH Jobs

© 2023 IOSH • IOSH is not responsible for the content of external sites

ioshmagazine.com and IOSH Magazine are published by Redactive Media Group. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is not allowed without written permission.

Redactive Media Group Ltd, 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ