Construction industry briefings
The IOM is publishing a regular series of briefings that focus on health issues in the construction industry. The first briefing includes the following topics:
- work-related illness in the construction industry
- information on the projected rise of asbestos deaths amongst people exposed to asbestos in the 1960s and 1970s
- special issue of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health on the international construction industry
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
- Risk issues in the construction industry
- Inhalation of particulates by construction workers.
The briefing is available here