BOHS, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, has officially launched a major new phase of its Breathe Freely initiative to prevent occupational lung disease in the manufacturing sector, urging the industry to get on board with robust controls to protect the respiratory health of their welders.
The new campaign – to be run in partnership with EEF the manufacturers’ organisation, HSE, TWI, TUC, JCB, Toyota and BAE Systems – will operate concurrently with the Society’s original Breathe Freely initiative for the construction industry.
The launch event, held at the EEF London headquarters, was attended by some 70 partners and supporters of the campaign with the aim of raising awareness of the respiratory health hazards, which cause around 90% of the estimated 13,000 deaths in Britain each year from work-related diseases across all sectors.
