Work-Related Cancer: Employers and Employees in Manufacturing Need Your Help

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Occupational Research Agenda
• Description:
  "Past estimates indicate that about 4% of cancer deaths in the U.S. are caused by occupational exposures; currently this is thought to underestimate the true burden of occupational cancer. Many of the studies that reported on the health effects of carcinogens were conducted in manufacturing." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  At head of title: "Manufacturing Sector: Occupational Safety and Health Research Needs and Partnerships for the Second Decade of NORA." ; "The NORA Manufacturing Sector Council has developed goals to enhance the state of knowledge related to reducing the incidence and prevalence of cancer due to exposures in the manufacturing sector." - p. 2 ; Includes bibliographical reference.
• Subjects:
  • Carcinogens
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036881
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5654/cdc_5654_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.08 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8215534324ffcc43241090811ce5819904bf0632bf0199c9d20bf98c191c5aa243831eb84d54eb25a9a1816533933e5737f23212d23eb1194fc86f6f85a0a818