Your Lungs at Work

Your Lungs at Work

Is you workplace affecting your breathing? This quiz is for people who are worried that their workplace might be affecting their breathing or lung health. It includes overviews of potential risks for various sectors and information on how to protect oneself.

This tool helps employees to understand if the workplace may be affecting the breathing or lung health, and the things one should tell a healthcare professional if it is. The tool has been translated in German, Dutch, French, English and Portuguese and links to local organisations have been added.

Published August 1, 2019
About this case
Company:
European Lung Foundation
For more information please contact:
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.
Sign up for our newsletter to become part of our community. Or follow us on LinkedIn and join the conversation!