LRD guides and handbook September 2018

Women's health and safety at work - a guide for union reps

Chapter 5

5. Women’s exposure to hazardous substances and physical hazards at work

[ch 5: page 46]

This Chapter sets out some of the issues trade unions and safety campaigners have identified in relation to the risks women workers face from exposure to hazardous substances and physical hazards such as noise and vibration.