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Crystalline silica / Surface stripping - FAS 38 (FR)

Crystalline silica / Surface stripping - FAS 38 (FR)

Type of measure: Substitution

Carcinogens involved

Respirable Crystalline Silica

Occupations at risk

Blasters

Bridge Engineer

Casting Technicians

Ceramic Technician

Construction Electrician

Construction Manager

Construction Plumber

Construction worker

Construction workers involved in the manufacture of articles made from concrete, plaster, and cement

Demolition Supervisor

Demolition Workers

Dentists

Diamond Cutters and Polishers

Driller

Explosives Technician

Foundry Workers

Geologist

Geotechnical Engineer

Glass technicians/operators

Heavy Equipment Operator

HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) technicians

Machine Operators

Medical and Dental Practice Managers

Medical Laboratory Technicians

Metallurgical engineer

Miner

Mineral Processing Engineer

Mining engineer

Packaging and shipping personnel

Painter and decorator

Pipefitter

Plumbers

Production supervisor

Recycling sorting and processing worker

Sales representative

Site supervisor

Soldiers and military Personnel

Stone fabricator or installer

Stone quarry worker

Structural engineer

Transportation planner

Waste collector

Wastewater treatment plant operator

Water treatment plant operator

Woodworker

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.