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Comparison of regulations on occupational carcinogens in several industrialized countries
Author(s) -
Carnevale F.,
Montesano R.,
Partensky C.,
Tomatis L.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700120502
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , carcinogen , occupational exposure , developed country , occupational medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , population , genetics , biology
Regulations controlling the manufacture and use of carcinogens in the industrial setting of various countries are examined. In addition, the occupational exposure limits (OEL) of chemicals known or suspected to be carcinogenic in humans are listed, and criteria for the establishment of OELs are discussed. It is also stressed that control measures should not be confined to a few developed countries, and it is hoped that attracting attention to their unevenness will contribute to the implementation of a more efficient primary prevention of cancer.