Canadian workers are exposed to more than 13 occupational carcinogens causing approximately 10,000 cancers each year. Occupational Health Nurses are an essential part of exposure reduction strategies, and health surveillance in Canadian workplaces.
Here are the top four Occupational Carcinogens and how they impact Canadian workers.
- Solar Radiation
- 1.4 million workers exposed
- 4,600 non-melanoma skin cancers per year
- Asbestos
- 150,000 workers exposed
- 1,900 Lung Cancers
- 430 Mesotheliomas
- 45 Laryngeal Cancers
- 15 Ovarian Cancers
- Diesel Engine Exhaust
- 897,000 workers exposed
- 560 Lung Cancers
- 200 Bladder Cancers
- Crystalline Silica
- 382,000 workers exposed
- 570 Lung Cancers
Learn more about Occupational Cancers on the OCRC website.