World Cancer Day
4th February 2023
Saturday 4 February marks World Cancer Day. This international awareness day is aimed to help educate and work together to reduce preventable cancer deaths.
It is estimated, each year, that 12,000 people die from work-related lung diseases linked to exposure during their working lives, including asthma, COPD and lung cancer.
If you work with certain dusts, gases, fumes and vapours in the workplace, it is important that you understand the risks and protect workers’ health by using effective control measures. Employers have a legal responsibility to protect their workers from ill health.