Research indicates no increased cancer risk at Greenock factory
Workers at a Scottish semi-conductor plant are not at increased risk of developing occupational cancers, new research suggests.
An independent investigation carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) has concluded that earlier concerns about occupational cancer at the National Semiconductors UK (NSUK) factory in Greenock were unfounded.
The study follows on from a report in 2001, published by HSE, which found that although the overall number of cancers in the workforce was not unusual there was a possibility that some could have been caused by work.
Source : http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2010/hse-nsuk.htm