Regulators fail to protect NHS staff exposed to cancer causing chemical dubbed ‘the new asbestos’ // TRAIN BRAIN

Regulators fail to protect NHS staff exposed to cancer causing chemical dubbed ‘the new asbestos’

The NHS is facing a wave of legal claims after healthcare workers found they were being exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde.
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An investigation by Channel 4 News and the Independent can reveal that workplace exposure to the chemical could be harming thousands of people, with labs across the NHS regularly exceeding legal limits.
Former laboratory staff told us they’ve been left disabled or forced to leave their jobs, yet regulators refuse to intervene.
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