People are sick from working in Britain...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published new statistics on work-related ill health in Great Britain. Gives new meaning to "sick of working." Check out these snippets...
In 2004 there were 7,080 new cases assessed as qualifying for compensation under the Department for Work and Pensions' Industrial Injuries Scheme. This compares with 7,910 new cases in 2003. There were falls in cases of chronic bronchitis, vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome. Cases of asbestos-related disease (mostly mesothelioma and asbestosis) continued to rise.
Each year an estimated 6,000 people (uncertainty range 3,000 to 12,000) die from cancer due to past exposures at work. In 2003 over 1,870 people died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused mainly by occupational exposure to asbestos, and around, as many again are likely to have died from asbestos-related lung cancer. In addition to these cancer deaths, over 100 died from asbestosis and nearly 250 from other types of pneumoconiosis, mostly associated with coal dust and silica.
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