Hazards 123, July-September 2013
FEATURES
DUST STORM A conference of workplace dust experts in Nottingham this September is attracting unexpected controversy after its scientific chair was linked to an asbestos ‘crime fraud’ by a US court. more
THE NEW NORMAL A managerial offensive is taking place at work. Professor Phil Taylor explains how Performance Management is ushering in a ‘new workplace tyranny’ and a massive intensification of work. more
CENTREPAGES
TOUGH LUCK A new resilience industry is invading the workplace, with a mission to help feeble workers ‘man-up’ and shrug off the stresses and strains of work. TUC’s Hugh Robertson isn’t impressed. more
PHOTOFILE
JEAN DAMAGE Garment workers in China are suffocating as a result of deadly dust exposures. Campaigners are demanding urgent action to stamp out sandblasting of denim jeans. more
POSTER
WE LOVE RED TAPE It's your choice. Red tape or more bloody bandages? more
ELSEWHERE IN HAZARDS
News in brief, 6-17. Unions and campaigns, 24-31. International news, 32-34
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Deadly Business
A Hazards special investigation
The decimation of Britain's industrial base was supposed to have one obvious upside - an end to dirty and deadly jobs.
In the 'Deadly business' series, Hazards reveals how a hands off approach to safety regulation means workers continue to die in preventable 'accidents' at work.
Meanwhile, an absence of oversight means old industrial diseases are still affecting millions, and modern jobs are creating a bloodless epidemic of workplace diseases - from 'popcorn lung' to work related suicide. Find out more
