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Working together to beat occupational cancer – spotlight on silica
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Occupational Cancer and IOSH’s No Time to Lose Campaign Tim Briggs Chair of Professional Standards Committee IOSH
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Cross-industry approach to control dust
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NEW cross-industry commitment to tackle silica dust
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Elimination - design it out
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Lung cancer deaths from silica dust exposure at work – global estimate
28,000 people die every year*
* Dr Jukka Takala and Boon Kiat Tan, Workplace Safety and Health Institute, Singapore. This is an estimate based on measurable data
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Lung cancer deaths from silica dust exposure at work – Britain estimate
Around 800 people die a year – an average of 15 a week*
* ‘The burden of occupational cancer in Great Britain’, HSE
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IOSH ‘Construction dust – an industry survey’ The survey highlights that a lack of priority is given to dust control by companies
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IOSH silica virtual industry focus group The top five barriers to effective silica exposure control : 1. Lack of understanding or awareness of the significance of silica dust as a hazard 2. Resistance from employees to use controls 3. Ineffective implementation of control measures in practice, despite the existence of safe work systems and equipment 4. Not prioritised as a significant hazard by employers 5. Lack of training in using controls effectively
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Where is silica found?
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Basalt (5%)
Granite (30%) Slate (40%) ARTIFICIAL STONES (upto ~ 95%)
Quartzite (>70%)
Red Brick (30%)
Sandstone (>70%)
Limestone (5%) Concrete (25-70%)
How much silica is there in materials used in working environments?
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What is silica dust?
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How small are silica dust particles?
The same size as… - a grain of salt - a grain of beach sand - a full stop at the end of a sentence - a grain of tree pollen?
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How can silica dust harm your health?
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© Worksafe BC
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Health effects
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Implementing a dust awareness campaign: Wates Group – ‘Bin the broom’ - The issue – silica dust caused by cutting, drilling, grinding and
sweeping
- Goal – to capture dust at source by improving the use of on-tool extraction and suppression solutions
- Developing the campaign – buy-in from leadership team, engage with supply chain, ‘Plan right’ meetings with staff and subcontractors, ‘Start right’ meeting before each shift
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Implementing a dust awareness campaign: Wates Group – ‘Bin the broom’
- Communicating the campaign – eye-catching posters, leaflets, presentations, staff newsletters, visual standards, product hire brochure
- Campaign impact – - 40 per cent improvement in on-tool extraction and suppression solutions - Cost savings on tool hire, skip hire, landfill waste, extraction equipment from cutting materials off-site, less cleaning reduced labour costs - health is now firmly on the agenda
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Other business initiatives
Network Rail Dave Cottle Civil Engineering Ltd
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Guidance on making a business case
www.iosh.co.uk/bus_case_eng
www.iosh.co.uk/lifesavings
www.breathefreely.org.uk/occupational-hygiene-the-business-case.html
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Pledge to take action
- Pledge to take action on carcinogenic exposures using our six-point action plan 1. Assess the risks 2. Develop and deliver a prevention strategy 3. Brief managers 4. Engage employees 5. Demand the same standards of your supply chain 6. Report on your progress
- Join over 80 forward-thinking businesses who have signed up to our pledge
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© HSE
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IOSH No Time to Lose campaign – www.notimetolose.org.uk