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Midnight-shifts will be termed an industrial injury if it causes breast cancer development in women, according to the Danish Government. This came after a study conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that working in night-shifts for over 30 years can cause breast cancer. Thus, women working as nurses and stewardesses overnight throughout their life have a higher chance of getting breast cancer.

Brendan Padfield, Head of Personal Injury at Eversheds, an international law firm warned employers to look into the safety of their employees and review the health hazards that are caused by making workers work night-shifts.

Although the Health and Safety Executive will only be able to get their own personal research conducted by 2011 or hand out any measures to be taken in this matter, it still should not be considered lightly. Employers cannot look to escape from their obligations to safeguard the health and well being of their employees by giving justifications. They should know that an EU government is taking this very seriously and has already paid compensation to various afflicted parties in such cases.

Padfield also commented that any alterations in the patterns of working will be seen when the changes have begun to take place. Cancer is like asbestosis, it takes a long time to develop and to show its symptoms. Thus, the employers who listen to the warnings and act on it will benefit in the long run. The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH Certificate) is a qualification designed to help those with health and safety responsibilities to carry out their duties at work more effectively and to protect the organisations for which they work. Take a look at the course details for more info and to make sure you are aware of your responsibilities as an employer to keep you employees safe and protected.

The Danish government has already paid compensation to 40 women who got breast cancer after working in night-shifts for 20 to 30 years because they could attribute the disease to any other prominent factor. It is not yet certain if the UK government too wants to follow the path paved by its Danish counterpart, but employers clearly need to be cautious about this issue.

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