A Parliamentary inquiry has been launched into the devastating impact that silicosis has on construction workers and their families.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Respiratory Health is working with not-for-profit organisation B&CE to understand why construction workers’ lives continue to be claimed by silicosis caused by silica (respirable crystalline silica) – the second biggest health risk to construction workers after asbestos.
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