Like U.S., U.K. Is Tackling Occupational Exposures to Respirable Silica

摘要

On March 14, 2016, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) brought together a group of industry experts to examine how to improve cross-industry collaboration to control silica dust exposure to help reduce the U.K.'s occupational cancer burden. IOSH reports that 800 people die each year in Britain from lung cancer caused by prolonged exposure to respirable crystalline silica at work, with 900 new cases being diagnosed annually. "We believe that we can beat occupational cancers if we work together to control the risks of exposure to the causes," says Shelley Frost, IOSH's executive director of policy. "Joined-up thinking, rather than each sector doing its own thing, has the potential to make a real difference in tackling this major occupational health issue."