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The European Commission has proposed to limit workers' exposure to five cancer-causing chemicals, in addition to the 21 substances that have already been limited, or proposed to be limited, since the beginning of its mandate. Estimates show that today's proposal would improve working conditions for over 1,000,000 EU workers and prevent over 22,000 cases of work-related illness.
This action falls within the scope of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to improve the protection of workers from harmful chemicals in order to prevent further cases of workplace-related cancer, as well as other health problems.
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The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) website has been updated with new information about nanomaterials within the EU regulatory framework, how they are used in different sectors, including food, medicine and environmental research, as well as information on how to use nanomaterials safely at work.In addition, two searchable datab...
Today the EPA released its long-awaited “problem formulation” documents for the first ten chemicals under review as required by the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families’ Acting Director Liz Hitchcock issued the following statement in response:“We are profoundly di...
Location: Lisbon, PortugalOrganization: Autoridade para as Condiçôes do TrabalhoDate: 07/06/2018This seminar introduces the Healthy Workplaces Manage Dangerous Substances campaign in Portugal. Bruno Thiebaud from EU-OSHA highlights the campaign’s theme, objectives and upcoming activities.Speakers also underline the importanc...
The "Citizen Science Project" successfully enhanced the public participation for environmental and health protection in Thailand. Gold mining, contaminated water or inadequate worker rights shall no longer be serious issues in the sites targeted by the program. Local communities have achieved significant changes also thanks to the help of non-gover...
The deadliest form of black lung disease is on the rise among American coal miners, a new study finds.Increases in cases of progressive massive fibrosis, or PMF, are occurring despite measures to control coal dust that were put into place decades ago.The finding stems from an analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data on former coal miners who ...
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