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Health and safety officials to investigate woodworkers’ risk of nasal cancer

Health and SafetyBy anthonycegan@gmail.com April 10, 2019 Leave a comment

Cabinet maker’s widow is awarded £375,000 after her husband died of nasal cancer decades after exposure to wood dust The Health and Safety Executive is to investigate the occupational risks facing those in the furniture and woodworking industries, more than 10 years after the last checks. It says about 50 people a year are diagnosed…

Identifying workplace hazards

Health and SafetyBy anthonycegan@gmail.com March 14, 2019 Leave a comment

Every workplace has hazards. As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to look after your employees’ safety and protect them against health and safety hazards at work. In order to manage workplace health and safety and help prevent accidents and sickness absence, it’s important to identify, monitor and reduce the risk associated with workplace…