In our latest show, we focus on skin cancer and the unseen threat to those working outside.
The sun has got its hat on and so – hopefully – have you. But are you protected?
Last week, we brought you details of a new IOSH report that stated that:
• 240 melanoma cases a year are caused by workplace sun exposure
• Construction and accounts for almost half of cases and 42 percent of deaths
• More than two thirds of construction and demolition workers are unsure of risk
To follow up on that story, we caught up with Jane White, Head of Research and Information Services at IOSH to find out more.
You can listen to that interview exclusively below:
• An information pack on solar radiation is available for free to all businesses that register with IOSH’s No Time to Lose campaign. You can sign up by clicking here.
• A copy of the Health and Safety Executive’s booklet, Sun Protection – Advice for Employers of Outside Workers can be found by clicking here.
• The research summary of IOSH’s Occupational Cancer – Malignant Melanoma can be found by clicking here.
To demonstrate our commitment to this important cause, DemolitionNews is giving away an “>Ergodyne Chill-Its evaporative hard hat pad/neck shade to the first two people to answer this simple question:
What is the name of the Demo Talk Radio show sponsor?
To enter, just email your answer to manthony@markanthonypublicity.co.uk. The competition closes on Friday 1 May 2015.
And if you’re not lucky (or fast enough) to win a neck shade, Ergodyne Chill-Its 12336 Evaporative Hard Hat Pad with Neck Shade
