Breathe Easy Week takes place next month (13 to 19 June), and in the lead up to it, we’re familiarising ourselves with lung diseases and some of the main risk factors at work. This week also marks ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on 31 May so let’s talk about Environmental Tobacco Smoke.

This week is Sun Awareness Week, and it needs attention because skin cancer is preventable and a lot more could be done! One in every three cancers is skin cancer. The World Health Organization estimates that between 2 million and 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. It is difficult to determine how many of these are occupationally-related but in Great Britain, it’s been estimated on average five people a day are diagnosed with skin cancer contracted at work. Anyone working outside in the sun can be affected; outdoor work does not have to be full-time to pose a problem.