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Cadmium sulfide. Plastics processing, manufacture of compounds- FAS 18 (FR)

Cadmium sulfide. Plastics processing, manufacture of compounds- FAS 18 (FR)

Type of measure: Substitution

Carcinogens involved

Cadmium compounds

Occupations at risk

Aerospace Engineers

Aircraft Assemblers and Fabricators

Application Engineer

Avionics Technicians

Battery Assembler

Casting Technicians

Ceramic Technician

Diamond Cutters and Polishers

Electrical Engineer

Electronic Assemblers and Technicians

Equipment Maintenance Technicians

Jewelers and Goldsmiths

Manufacturing engineer of air and spacecraft machinery

Packaging and shipping personnel

Production supervisor

Production technician

Recycling facility manager

Recycling sorting and processing worker

Research and development (R&D) engineer and scientist

Tool and die maker

Waste collector

Wastewater treatment plant operator

Water treatment plant operator

Sectors involved

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.