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Butadiene product stewardship guidance manual - ACC (EN)

Butadiene product stewardship guidance manual - ACC (EN)

Type of measure: Organizational, Personal protection, Technical

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https://www.americanchemistry.com/industry-groups/olefins/resources/butadiene-product-stewardship-guidance-manual

Carcinogens involved

Occupations at risk

Dyers

Dyers and Finishers

Electrical Engineer

Environmental Engineer

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

Laboratory Technicians

Machine Operators

Maintenance workers

Prepress technician

Process technicians

Production line operators

Production technician

Research and development (R&D) engineer and scientist

Retread technician

Rubber technologist

Sewing machine Operator

Tank farm operator

Textile technologist

Weavers and knitter

Sectors involved

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
Manufacture of basic chemicals
Manufacture of electronical equipement
Manufacture of plastics and rubber products
Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
Manufacture of textiles
Printing and reproduction of recorded media

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.