Employers urged to protect staff from sun

Many of the 2,000 people who die every year as a result of skin cancer will have suffered harmful exposure to the sun whilst at work, the TUC has said today, as it urges employers to do more to protect their staff who have to work outside.

With weather forecasters predicting a hot and sunny summer, the TUC has published new guidance – Skin Cancer and Outdoor Workers – for employers and unions on how to protect the hundreds of thousands of people who work outdoors when the s... (533 more words)

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