Better health & safety protection thanks to stricter guidelines
—Stricter guidelines for health & safety protection at work make sense: In the EU alone, 80,000 people a year die from occupational cancer1. Worldwide, the figure is even higher, at 666,000 deaths per year2. As cancer generally has a long latency period, the causes of these deaths may have originated a long time ago. In recent decades, safety regulations and workplace limit values have become ever stricter for occupations involving carcinogens – and that is cause for hope. But it’s no reason to give the all-clear. Employees must be protected as effectively as possible against cancer risk factors. This is a growing challenge for companies world-wide. Precise measuring techniques, intelligent measuring strategies and suitable protection solutions help to meet this goal in a cost-efficient way.
The big picture: occupational cancer victims
Minimising threats in your workplace starts with knowing the facts. Hundreds of thousands of people die from occupational cancer every year. Even small limit exceedances can have serious effects on human health. Understanding the impacts of toxic and carcinogenic substances is the first step towards avoiding them.
Facts and figures: understanding carcinogens
Get a deeper understanding about hazardous substances in the workplace. Take a look at some facts on occupational cancer risks – and see how they can be avoided.
Occupational health and safety - the challenge for companies
People have started to pay attention – and safety regulations and workplace limit values have become stricter in recent decades. However, protecting employees against cancer risks as effectively as possible continues to be a growing challenge for companies world-wide.
When working with dangerous substances, you and your employees have to navigate through a multitude of different challenges. With our history and experience of on-the-job safety, we offer a comprehensive product portfolio to outfit your individual requirements, from premium to basic solutions. Whether you run a small enterprise or a big company, we are here to support you.
Occupational health and safety has been steadily improving in recent decades. But there’s still a great deal of potential for further improvement: with workplace automation and plant monitoring, more proactive accident prevention and intelligent information management in the era of big data.
Take advantage of our expertise, our practical solutions and our commitment to quality – for your safety, your efficiency and your future.
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Sources
1 https://roadmaponcarcinogens.eu/about/the-facts/; Request: 21/06/2017
2 Nenonen N., Hämäläinen P., Takala J., et al. (2014) Global estimates of occupational accidents and fatal work-related diseases in 2014, Singapore, Workplace Safety * Health Institute. http://goo.gl/UIZorD