Second-hand smoke is the smoke that fills restaurants, offices or other enclosed spaces when people burn tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis and water pipes. There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke.
Every person should be able to breathe smoke-free air. Smoke-free laws…
Mesothelioma is a terminal chest cancer that develops between 15 and 60 years after exposure to asbestos.
The British Lung Foundation campaigns to raise awareness of mesothelioma and to improve the treatment and care of people who are affected by it. This campaigning culminates each year on Acti…
Nature Québec and Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure mine say asbestos should not be mined because is too dangerous for human health, reports MontrealGazette.
Debate about whether to label chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous material under the United Nations' Rotterdam Convention began on Tuesday, …
An outbreak of E. coli linked to contaminated vegetables has caused at least 18 deaths and now hundreds of infections in Germany, Sweden and other countries.
It is believed to have spread through Europe from tainted salad vegetables, with contamination suspected to have occurred at some point during…
The Daily Record reports that one man has died and two other people have been taken ill with Legionnaires' disease.
The Greater Glasgow's Public Protection Unit met with Health Protection Scotland, Environmental Health and the Health and Safety Executive to investigate whether or not there is a comm…
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If anyone considers that their employer (or someone else’s) work activity is putting their safety at risk or damaging their health, then concerns should be raised with that employer or person. If no improvement is made and their safety or health continues to be at risk, then this can be reported to…
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has teamed up with Mind to adapt its existing guide, ‘Taking care of business’, to provide common-sense advice to help small-business owners offer practical support to their staff.
Conditions such as depression and unmanageable stress affect one in six B…
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) are running a three-part series on Legionella, the latest installment looks at control methods and risk assessments of Legionella in water systems.
Read the IOSH article Good Practice: Legionella in hot and cold water systems.
It is also wort…
Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. Asbestos remains Britain’s biggest workplace killer. More people die from asbestos related disease each year than on Britain’s roads (last year in Britain about 2,000 people died from mesothelioma).
This video, produced by Forum of Asbestos Victim…
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A property management company was fined £30,100 today after admitting a series of offences which led to workers being exposed to asbestos fibres.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found the company had failed to carry out an asbestos survey or risk assessment, had no licence to…
The new online register of occupational safety and health consultants will open for registration on 31 January 2011. Members of the participating professional bodies representing occupational safety and health consultants who meet the eligibility criteria can will then be able to apply to join the …
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been running the 'Myth of the Month' for four years to highlight and put right common misconceptions about health and safety and the role of the HSE. This feature is now coming to an end - the HSE have released a final myth of the mont…
New resources have been added to the Safety Jobs page of this site.
Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) delivered a speech on the progress of health and safety whilst visiting Devonport Dockyard recently.
She pointed out that "Britain has a good record. We're a leader in health and safety...other countries look to us for leadership…
No Smoking Day is the UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop. The No Smoking Day website has all the information and resources you need to quit smoking.
Proposed framework for managing occupational health in the construction industry
In a new white paper, Construc…