48% of employees exposed to carcinogenic products do not benefit from any collective protection

2023-06-26 12:00:00

2.7 million. This is the number of employees who, in 2017, were exposed to carcinogenic chemicals such as asbestos, crystalline silica or formaldehyde. “That’s a huge number“, comments Martine Léonard, medical inspector of work in the Grand Est and one of the leaders of the seven-year Sumer survey. The latter studies the exposure of employees to occupational risks, in partnership with 2,500 voluntary occupational physicians.

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