Could the EU Referendum Impact Worker Safety and Health?
The British Occupational Hygiene Society is pledging to continue to lead on worker health protection following Britain’s historic referendum vote to leave the European Union.
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, is warning against any slackening of pace in efforts to reduce what it calls “the unacceptable burden of work-related ill health in the UK and internationally” following Britain’s historic referendum vote to leave the European Union.
In a statement, the society highlighted the enormous death toll associated with occupational health hazards:
