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Work environment carcinogens: what should an employee know?

Type of measure: Personal protection, Substitution, Technical

The Estonian National Institute for Health Development published this guide about carcinogens in different work environments and work areas. What are possible effects of working with carcinogens, which measures should be taken for workers to be working safely and how should the health of exposed workers be monitored? The guide is in Estonian only. Check out the TOOELU website for information on chemical hazards in English.

More information

www.tooelu.ee

Published May 13, 2019

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Carcinogen(s) involved:

Sector(s) involved: https://stopcarcinogensatwork.eu/sector/agriculture/

About this case

Company:

National Institute for Health Development

Country:
Estonia

For more information please contact:

toimetaja@tooelu.ee

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
Annually more than 100.000 people die because of work-related cancer.

Work environment carcinogens: what should an employee know?

Work environment carcinogens: what should an employee know?

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