Campaigners waved bras outside a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) conference in March 2013, to highlight the watchdog’s “denial, delay and dithering” on occupational cancer risks, particularly those affecting women. Hilda Palmer said “this ‘three monkeys’ approach is especially deadly for work-related cancer in women which has been completely ignored, under-researched and so much less likely to be targeted for preventive action.”

Hazards Campaign news release. HSE news release. Morning Star. SHP Online. Risks 598.