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World Service,18 Jan 1995,13 mins

The Hazards of Working Underground

Health Matters

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Advice for travellers, diarrhoea cure and cement dermatitis in Channel Tunnel workers. Over 1,000 underground workers who helped build the Channel Tunnel developed dermatitis from working with the chromate or cobalt present in wet cement. Also in the programme why travellers are urged to take their own syringes and how upset stomachs can be treated with a single dose of antibiotics.

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