HEALTH AND SAFETY EXPOSURE
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLHEALTH & SAFETY COMPENSATIONTHE EUROPEAN Commission has called on European Union member countries to adopt an updated and common EU list of metals and other elements which can cause health problems at work, for which employees be compensated if they contract such illnesses. In a formal 'recommendation on the schedule of occupational diseases,' Brussels calls on governments "to introduce as soon as possible" rules covering "compensation and preventative measures" for such medical conditions. It names lead or compounds of lead on a list where ...
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