carcinogens - Page 1

occupational carcinogens, fear of cancer

Managing fear of carcinogens

Emotional distress can burden your workplace

March 15, 2019

In 2019, 1,762,450 new cancer cases and 606,880 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United States1. It is statistically improbable for someone in America not to know someone close who had or has cancer.

All about welding fume: Dangers, risks and how to reduce them

Megan McConville

December 20, 2018

The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s re-classification of welding fume as a Class 1 carcinogen has emphasized the health risks welders face. Previously classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” welders should take every precaution possible to protect their health.

Cancer strikes flight attendants at higher than average rates

Exposure to ionizing radiation, poor cabin air quality probable factors

June 27, 2018

Flight attendants have a higher incidence of melanoma, along with breast, uterine and other kinds of cancer, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Health aimed at characterizing the prevalence of cancer diagnoses among U.S. cabin crew relative to the general population.

EPA fine for Shell refinery a slap on the wrist, claim safety activists

March 8, 2018

On February 12, the federal government announced a multimillion-dollar settlement with Shell Oil over a long list of air pollution violations at a petrochemical refinery in Norco, Louisiana. In a statement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the settlement "demonstrates EPA's dedication" to pursuing pollution violations and protecting public health.

Cal. manufacturing workers exposed to Chromium-6

August 2, 2017

Cal/OSHA has cited an aircraft parts manufacturer $87,500 for numerous workplace safety and health violations including failure to provide workers with effective training on hazardous chemicals in their work area and willful failure to notify workers of their exposure to hexavalent chromium, a hazardous chemical known to cause cancer commonly referred to as chromium-6.

New EU worker protection directive excludes diesel exhaust

Trade union blames lobbying efforts by industry

January 16, 2017

European workers are angry about a recent directive from the European Commission that fails to include diesel engine exhaust among the toxins that people should be protected from in the workplace.

EPA issues final formaldehyde rule

August 4, 2016

The EPA last week issued a final rule to limit exposure to formaldehyde, a carcinogen that is used as an adhesive in a wide range of wood products, such as some furniture, flooring, cabinets, bookcases and building materials including plywood and wood panels.

California proposes Bisphenol A exposure regs

March 25, 2016

The Proposition 65 warning requirement for exposures to BPA, listed as a reproductive toxicant, is effective on May 11, 2016. California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued two proposed regulations -- an emergency regulation for exposure to BPA through ingestion, which permits temporary point of sale warning signage for canned and bottled food and beverages, and a proposed regulation which sets a safe harbor level of 3 mcg/day for dermal absorption of BPA from solid materials.

New report from Europe IDs workplace carcinogens

March 10, 2016

A new European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) report identifies more than 70 carcinogenic substances for which binding limit values for exposure of workers at the workplace should be defined at EU level.

FairWarning Reports

Report renews concern about asbestos-like minerals at sites in arid west

Myron Levin

March 7, 2016

Recent research is focusing new attention on an asbestos-like mineral, blamed for staggering rates of a deadly cancer in Turkey, that also is found in the rocks and soil of 13 Western states. The U.S. Geological Survey has identified 95 sites where the mineral, erionite, exists.