Breathing in radon gas is recognised
as the second largest cause of lung
cancer in the UK, resulting in up to
2000 fatal cancers per year, according
to Praxis42.

The naturally occurring
radioactive gas can seep out of the
ground and collect at high levels
within indoor workplaces. Due to inbuilding
air flows and ventilation, it
is unlikely radon will collect at high
levels in accommodation above
ground floor level.

Praxis42 guides its customers on
their responsibilities in undertaking
workplace risk assessments, and
when these must consider radon
alongside the more usual premises
and activity health and safety risks. It
can then organise and manage a radon
measurement programme that will
reliably inform these risk assessments.