introducing the risks from diesel fumes – a briefing for managers
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Introducing the risks from diesel fumes
– a briefing for managers
SETTING THE SCENE
- Diesel fumes can cause lung and bladder cancer
- Cancer caused by diesel fumes has killed thousands of
people worldwide
- 650 people in the UK alone will die this year from cancer
caused by diesel fumes they were exposed to at work
WHY IS THIS OUR PROBLEM?
- We need to consider our workers and their exposure to diesel fumes
- As a responsible business, we want to make sure that people don’t get harmed at work
- In the UK, and many other countries, there is a legal duty to check the level of risk from diesel fume exposure
- This is often along with a legal duty to cut down exposure where workers are at risk of getting sick
- … Are our competitors or suppliers doing this better than us?
WHAT’S OUR FIRST STEP?
- Check if:
• diesel fumes in our workplace are at harmful levels
• fumes are building up in closed-in areas
• fumes are making sooty deposits or a smoky haze
where we work
WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE?
There are things we can do to safeguard our workforce – for example:
- change to another type of fuel
- replace engines with cleaner ones
- make sure engines and diesel-fuelled equipment
are regularly serviced
- use filters or ventilation systems
WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TO TAKE?
WHAT WILL IT COST US?
The business case for action:[tailor this slide]
