Monday, November 17, 2008

Construction Kills

The largest cause of occupational death is asbestos exposure. According to the UK's Health and Safety Executive whose mission it is to "... protect people's health and safety by ensuring risks in the changing workplace are properly controlled,"

"Asbestos isthe greatest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK. Health and safety information on the dangers and management of asbestos in the workplace. "Every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related disease. If you carry out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could have been exposed to asbestos, without even knowing it." The Hidden Killer Campaign website is Here



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