General report on Roadmap on Carcinogens Challenge 4.2: Process Generated Carcinogens
report
The Roadmap on Carcinogens aims to create awareness on occupational exposure to carcinogens, and ultimately provide innovative approaches to reduce exposure. One of the challenges of this roadmap (Challenge 4.2) is to get more grip on carcinogens created as a by-product during a work process, so called processgenerated carcinogens (PGCs). As PGCs are usually not considered by REACH and therefore not labelled and not referred to in Safety Data Sheets, these PGCs need
special attention in OSH practice. To date, millions of workers in Europe are daily exposed to PGCs; the overall cancer burden attributed to occupational exposures is estimated to be 2-5% since the 1980s (Olsson & Kromhout, 2021). In order to get more grip on PGCs, the primary need is to draw a clear definition for PGCs. Furthermore, detailed information is needed on the size of the problem: the prevalence of worker’s exposure, sectors and occupations involved, the processes
by which PGCs are generated, current elimination and control strategies and barriers for the implementation of these strategies. This report provides an overview of the state-of-the-art on PGCs, exposure levels, dust extraction tools, lesson learned from an inspection campaign in Austria on silica dust at construction sites, and summaries of two workshops held within the context of Challenge 4.2 of the roadmap.
special attention in OSH practice. To date, millions of workers in Europe are daily exposed to PGCs; the overall cancer burden attributed to occupational exposures is estimated to be 2-5% since the 1980s (Olsson & Kromhout, 2021). In order to get more grip on PGCs, the primary need is to draw a clear definition for PGCs. Furthermore, detailed information is needed on the size of the problem: the prevalence of worker’s exposure, sectors and occupations involved, the processes
by which PGCs are generated, current elimination and control strategies and barriers for the implementation of these strategies. This report provides an overview of the state-of-the-art on PGCs, exposure levels, dust extraction tools, lesson learned from an inspection campaign in Austria on silica dust at construction sites, and summaries of two workshops held within the context of Challenge 4.2 of the roadmap.
TNO Identifier
984243
Publisher
TNO
Collation
40 p.
Place of publication
Utrecht