SPOTLIGHT ON...
What is already being done by
the industry?
There are various organisations offering specific guidance to the industry in relation
to dealing with occupational cancers.
The Scheme’s Code of Considerate
Practice consists of five sections.
The ‘Value their Workforce’ section
pays particular attention to how
a registered site, company or
supplier considers the health
and wellbeing of their workforce,
focusing on occupational health
risks, healthy lifestyle advice and
weather protection.
Major construction companies
have pledged to take action to
cut deaths from occupational
cancers by partnering with IOSH’s
No Time to Lose campaign. The
campaign calls for a collaboration
of government and employers
to take action by asking for
companies to commit to plans,
including risk assessments as to
whether employees are being put
at risk of contracting cancers.
Annual Risk Review report, as
well as implement procedures to
manage health risks.
Build UK Workplace Health
Charter: From September 1st
2015, UKCG and NSCC merged
to become Build UK. Build UK is
committed to delivering healthy
working conditions and ensuring
that construction activities are
not adversely affecting the health
of the workforce. In 2013 UKCG
launched their Health Charter
which requires their members to
produce an Annual Health Risk
Review, provide occupational
health risk management data
to Build UK for inclusion in the
Constructing Better Health (CBH)
is a non-profit membership
scheme dedicated to helping the
construction industry achieve
a fit and healthy workforce.
CBH partnered with Skcin and
launched a 12 month campaign
in 2011 to raise awareness of the
occupational health risks posed
by skin cancer. Free posters
and booklets were offered to
construction employers to load
onto their website, ensuring
appropriate resources to raise
awareness were available to
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all within the industry. CBH
have provided a number of
downloadable resources for use by
the industry on a range of issues
affecting the workforce, to find out
more, click here.
Network Rail in partnership with
Cancer Research UK launched a
campaign to raise awareness of
the risks of skin cancer within the
industry. Posters and skin health
leaflets were distributed to depots
and site offices to encourage
employees to protect their skin. To
view the leaflet distributed, click
here. To read more about Network
Rail and Cancer Research UK’s
partnership, click here.