Routine Exposure to Harmful Levels of Formaldehyde Risking Health of Thousands of NHS Staff, Findings Suggest

Thousands of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemicals at work, study finds

Some 70 per cent of NHS pathology departments across the UK exceed 8-hour European Union (EU) workplace limits for formaldehyde

Routine exposure to harmful levels of formaldehyde risking health of thousands of NHS staff, findings suggest

Routine exposure to harmful levels of the human tissue preservative formaldehyde is risking the health of thousands of NHS staff working in pathology departments across the UK due to poor monitoring and control, finds an analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

Thousands of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical dubbed 'next asbestos'

THOUSANDS of NHS staff are being exposed to a cancer-causing chemical experts have likened to the 'next asbestos', a concerning report has...

University of Liverpool study finds formaldehyde exposure in NHS cell pathology labs is often monitored too rarely and frequently exceeds EU safety limits

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Harmful formaldehyde levels put thousands of NHS staff at risk

Tens of thousands of NHS pathology workers are being routinely exposed to unsafe levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, due to poor monitoring and inadequate safety controls, researchers have warned. An analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine, reveals that airborne levels…

Shock as Thousands of NHS Workers Across England Exposed to...

THOUSANDS of NHS staff are being exposed to a cancer-causing chemical experts have likened to the ‘next asbestos’, a concerning report has suggested. Medics wo... #health, #newshealth, #nhs, #channel4, #healthwarnings, #flyingeze