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  • One in five UK tradespeople suffer hearing problems due to work

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  • Keep people safe from future dangers of asbestos, regulator warns

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  • Health: GP Alice Fitzgibbon tackles hand-arm vibration syndrome

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  • GP Alice Fitzgibbon focuses on silica and asbestos

    |Date: 31 October, 2023
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