1
Jul
2008
The incidence of skin cancer in the UK has doubled over the last 15 years with over 40,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Skin cancer is almost always caused by exposure to the sun and is therefore preventable.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires employers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work. Therefore, employers with employees who work outside are advised to include in their health and safety policy measures to protect them from harmful exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
The Health and Safety Executive has useful guidance on this topic which is available at http://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/issuesandrisks/sunprotection.htm.
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