Firm gives away sunscreen to workers

A construction firm in Northern Ireland has started to offer its workers free sunscreen to protect them from sunburn as the weather hots up.

Downpatrick-based Polly Group has teamed up with a local pharmacy to give employees sunscreen ranging from SPF 20 to 50, according to the BBC.

The company will be relying on site foremen to set a good example.

Polly Group health and safety officer Colm Murtagh said: ""The boys on site go on holiday in foreign lands and have no problem putting on sunscreen. So we thought there was no problem putting it on here when the temperature, especially this summer, can be as high as foreign places."