Dental laboratory — capturing pollutants at the source

Dental laboratory — capturing pollutants at the source

The objective of the CPAM laboratory in Lyons was to eliminate the health risks for dental
laboratory technicians by capturing the pollutants at source.

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Published December 15, 2024
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Company:
CRAM Rhone-Alpes
Country:
France
For more information please contact:
Jean-Claude Osternaud
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.