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Biological monitoring at work

Occupational biomonitoring (biological monitoring) is a tool for the assessment of exposure to chemicals at work. EU-OSHA’s new guide aims to help occupational health professionals and managers...

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10 New factsheets online

19 March , 2025

The factsheets on our website are a source of information about carcinogenic substances. 10 new factsheets have now been added and are available in 6...

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World Cancer Day 2025: "This could have been prevented"

27 January , 2025

In 2022, workplace accidents resulted in the deaths of 3.286 workers, highlighting a significant concern. But did you know that yearly over a 100.000 (ex-)...

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The best solutions to protect workers from exposure to carcinogens

9 December , 2024

Across various sectors in Europe, workers risk to being exposed to cancer-causing agents. From construction sites to hospitals, from chemical industries to small craft workshops,...

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Tool to identify carcinogens at work

2 September , 2024

The completely renewed Roadmap on Carcinogens website provides even more practical support for companies and workers that may be exposed to cancer-causing agents. This tool...

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Launch of Roadmap on Carcinogens 3.0

We are pleased to announce that the next phase of the Roadmap on Carcinogens was officially launched on June 13. During the successful conference, held...

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Decarbonisation and occupational safety and health

15 April , 2024

The EU has set ambitious climate goals to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, with decarbonisation and the reuse of critical materials being two...

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UV radiation and diesel emissions most frequent cancer risks in EU workplace

20 November , 2023

To help in the fight against occupational cancer, EU-OSHA conducted a Workers’ Exposure Survey on cancer risk factors (WES) in Europe. The goal is to...

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Scoping study report on welding fumes

7 December , 2022

ECHA has published a scoping study report on the evaluation of limit values for welding fumes and fumes from other processes that generate fume in...

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New legislative proposal to protect European workers from asbestos

19 October , 2022

Asbestos is a highly dangerous cancer-causing agent and despite its EU ban in 2005, it continues to pose a considerable threat to public health and...

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Published: List of hazardous medical products

5 October , 2022

Workers exposed to hazardous medicinal products (HMPs), or hazardous drugs, which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substances (CMRs) must be given specific training by their...

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Playback virtual event: Silica dust – fight against work-related cancer!

3 October , 2022

In 2022, the Roadmap on Carcinogens, the Austrian Ministry of labour, and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) organised an online event...

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New EU OSH strategic framework 2021-2027: Change, prevention and preparedness

On 28 June, the European Commission officially launched its new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work. The goal? Keeping workers safe and healthy...

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Return to work after cancer: What does science say?

30 August , 2017

Around 1.6 million people of working age are diagnosed with cancer in Europe each year. Thanks to medical advancements, the number of cancer survivors is...

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