The final overview report of the survey (1), covering 98.5 million European workers, provides the most comprehensive data so far on workers’ probable exposure to 24 known cancer risk factors across six EU Member States: Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Hungary and Finland. The latest report highlights that 46.6 million workers faced exposure to one or more of the cancer risks during their most recent week at work.
Exposure rates and worker disparities
- The most common exposures are to solar ultraviolet radiation, diesel engine exhaust emissions, benzene, respirable crystalline silica and formaldehyde.
- Unlike exposure to other industrial chemicals, exposure to formaldehyde is more widely distributed among the working population, with 6.4% of all workers probably…