Second-Hand Smoke Recognized As Occupational Hazard For The First Time

SEOUL, Dec 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service ruled that Mr. Hyung, an employee with lung cancer, has an occupational illness after working for 35 years at a fire grill restaurant in Korea. This is the first case ever in Korea where a worker’s illness caused by second-hand smoke was [...]