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"It geographically demonstrates that Sarnia-Lambton has age-adjusted rates of He's documented hundreds of cases solely from the former Holmes Foundry plant.
Between 1999 and 2006, the OHCOW clinic recorded and diagnosed nearly 600 cases of asbestos-related cancer or asbestosis in workers.
Of the OHCOW registrants diagnosed with asbestos-related disease, 33 per cent come from construction trades, 30 per cent are former Holmes Foundry workers, 25 per cent are petrochemical workers, eight per cent are classified as "other" and four per cent are former Fiberglas plant workers.
"We're trying to get this message across to the labour movement," Brophy said.
John Millholland, of CEP Local 848, said a lot of trade workers still believe occupational disease won't happen to them.
"We have to change that," he said. "There's still lots of (asbestos) out there and OHCOW is in a position to help people wh... At Least 200000 People Die Every Year From Occupational Cancer: WHO... agency, about 125 million people around the world are exposed to asbestos at work, resulting in at least 90,000 deaths each year.Others die from leukemia caused by exposure to benzene, an organic solvent widely used by workers in the chemical and diamond industries."The tragedy of occupational cancer resulting from asbestos, benzene and other carcinogens is that it takes so long for science to be translated into protective action," Maria said.Although the agency noted that there are much stricter rules in place on the use of some well-known cancer-causing agents in developed countries, it pointed out that work processes involving the use of these carcinogens are moved to developing countries where occupational health standards are not ideal."If the current unregulated use of carcinogens in developing countries continues, a significant increase in occupational cancer can be expected in the coming decades," the report said. Copyright © AHN Media Corp - All rights reserved.Redis... Healthy workplaces key to prevention of cancer: WHO... Currently about 125 million people around the world are exposed to asbestos at work, and at least 90 000 people die each year from asbestos-related diseases. Thousands more die from leukemia caused by exposure to benzene, an organic solvent widely used by workers, including in the chemical and diamond industries. The rates of occupational cancer exposure are highest among workers whose workplaces do not meet the requirements for health and safety protection and do not have the necessary engineering measures to prevent the pollution of air with carcinogenic substances. For example, workers who are heavily exposed to second hand tobacco smoke at their workplaces have double the risk of developing lung cancer compared to those working in a smoke-free environment."The tragedy of occupational cancer resulting from asbestos, benzene and other carcinogens is that it takes so long for science to be translated into protective action," said Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director of Public Health and Environment. "Known and preventable exposures are clearly responsible for hundreds... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | All news |