Metalworking – FAR 1 (FR)

Metalworking - FAR 1 (FR)

Type of measure: Organizational, Personal protection, Technical
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April 12, 2024
Carcinogens involved
All carcinogens
Occupations at risk
Sectors involved
Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods, Growing of perennial crops, Machining (incl. service life of hard-metal tools), Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys, Manufacture of batteries and accumulators, Manufacture of dyes and pigments, Manufacture of electronic components and boards, Manufacture of electronical equipement, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of glass and glass products, Manufacture of magnetic and optical media, Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, Manufacture of plastics and rubber products, Medical and dental practice activities, Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores, Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities materials recovery
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.
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