Exposure To Formaldehyde In The Workplace Wood Panel Manufacturing - RG1-473 (EN)

Exposure To Formaldehyde In The Workplace Wood Panel Manufacturing - RG1-473 (EN)

Carcinogens involved
Occupations at risk
General facts

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.