For construction workers in London and across the UK, we’re calling on the Government to take action and prevent the “next asbestos” from taking more lives in the UK.
It’s estimated that 600,000 workers in Britain are exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), the dust created by cutting or fracturing brick and stone, which causes silicosis, the most common chronic occupational lung disease in the world. Read more standard.co.uk