Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Symptoms and how to stay safe
May marks Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing knowledge about skin cancer, encouraging preventative measures, and highlighting the importance of early detection. Most skin cancer cases are caused by sun exposure and studies show that 86% of cases could have been prevented. Skin Cancer Awareness Month aims to educate people on…
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Silicosis: Concerns raised for migrant workers in stonemasonry industry
Concerns have been raised for the safety of migrant workers who work in the stonemasonry industry after figures show that some are being exposed to toxic materials without protection. The warning comes as Kevin Bampton, the chief executive of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), said there were fears over workers being exposed to toxic silica dust when…
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Farmer suffers serious injuries after being crushed by haybales
A farming partnership in Surrey has been fined £36,000 after a young father was seriously injured. Christopher Rolfe from Horsham in West Sussex, sustained four rib fractures when five hay bales, each weighing 600kg, toppled and fell on top of him at Polesden Lacey Farm on 28 April 2022. Just 26 at the time, Christopher had…
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Infected Blood Scandal: Inquiry into ‘biggest NHS treatment disaster in history’ to publish findings
A public inquiry into the infected blood scandal is due to publish its findings, after being dubbed the ‘biggest treatment disaster in NHS history’. HIV and hepatitis C-infected blood was given to more than 30,000 people in blood transfusions and contaminated blood products for more than two decades. The scandal affected two groups of vulnerable people, who needed blood…
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Teacher found guilty of sexual offences against two schoolboys
A school teacher has been found guilty of having sex with two schoolboys after falling pregnant with one whilst on bail. Rebecca Joynes, 30, was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of sexual activity with another child, by a jury at Manchester Crown Court today. The jury was told…
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Company fined £200k after electrical explosion left worker with serious burns
A company has been fined more than £200,000 after an electrical explosion caused a worker to suffer serious burns, a broken arm and fractured ribs. The incident occurred at Copper Hill industrial estate in Lincolnshire in July 2021 when a worker was tasked with moving heavy-duty electrical wires, with a metal crowbar on an…
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9 jobs most at risk of causing occupational asthma
Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide – but did you know that your job could put you more at risk of developing the condition? Although some people are born with asthma and have it from childhood, studies predict that 16% of adults who develop it later in life is caused due to…
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Woman dies from work-related illness caused by picking flowers and vegetables
A woman died from a work-related illness caused by picking daffodils and cabbages, an inquest has heard. Rosa Perestrelo, 52, of Reawla Lane, Hayle, was exposed to breathing in irritants in her work picking vegetables and flowers, a respiratory consultant said. At the inquest, Dr Benjamin Soar told the Truro inquest that Ms. Perestrelo…
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Road Traffic Accidents: Sharing the Road with Cyclists
As the weather warms up, cyclists get back on their bikes and enjoy the sunshine. Drivers can become hot-headed with cyclists ‘slowing them down’ or ‘blocking the road’, but in reality, both are welcome to be there. Mis-information and miseducation can also add fuel to the fire, and leave drivers questioning a cyclist’s actions.…
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