Safe working with chemical substances in pathology - Guidance on risk assessment for activities involving hazardous substances (BGW 09-19-041 / EF-GfPath 2006) (DE)

Facts about cancer-causing agents:

• The direct costs of carcinogen exposure at work across Europe are estimated at 2.4 billion Euros per year.
• Every year, about 120.000 persons get cancer from exposure to carcinogens at work
• Every year, almost 100.000 people die from cancer that was caused by exposure at work
• Annually more than 100.000 people die because of work-related cancer.