This months #FridayFacts

If you follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn you will know most Fridays we post an occupational and environmental health fact. This article will feature the facts we have found interesting this month.

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THE FACTS & STATS

Every year there are more than 3,000 cases of #skincancer caused by #outdoorwork in #construction and other industries. #FridayFact 

Source: IOSH

Over 9,000 #Londoners die early each year from #AirPollution. #outdoorworkers are a vulnerable group. #FridayFact @KingsCollegeLon @LondonAir have launched #TimeToBreathe #GetInvolved 

Source: British Safety Council 


Some 17,000 people in the UK suffer deafness, ringing in the ears or other ear conditions caused by excessive noise at work. #H&S #Noise #Deafness #workplacewellbeing #FridayFact 

Source: HSE