E-fact 48: Safe maintenance — asbestos in building maintenance
EU & international information

The E-fact describes health problems related to asbestos, where asbestos can be found in buildings and how any activities maintenance activities that could cause exposure should be planned and implemented. This includes guidance on risk assessment and the selection of preventive measures as well as information on health surveillance and legal obligations.

OSHwiki — asbestos
EU & international information

The OSHwiki provides a short overview of the various types of asbestos and how they are used as constituent in buildings and building materials, machines, transport vehicles and consumer products. It informs about health effects and how they are caused by asbestos. A brief description of exposure sources and the possibilities to reduce workers exposure are provided but not discussed in detail. The article also includes a list of legislation.

Vademecum per il miglioramento della sicurezza e della salute con le polveri di legno
MS information

The document presents information on the different types of wood processing, the risks of wood dust (mentioning, in particular, carcinogens) and the types of protective measures. The results of a project on the estimation of exposure are also included.

Linee guida di prevenzione oncologica - Cancerogeni occupazionali: prevenzione ed emersione dei tumori professionali
MS information

The guidelines inform about the prevention of occupational cancer risks as part of primary tumour prevention and to promote a culture of occupational risk prevention. The guidelines mainly address medical personnel but some information is useful for other occupational safety and health (OSH) specialists. The document includes statistics on the number of workers exposed to carcinogens in Italy and in Tuscany specifically. There is also an annex containing the types of tumour associated with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) carcinogens (for 2015).

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Esposizione occupazionale a farmaci antineoplastici in ambito sanitario
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The document presents an overview of the knowledge currently available on the issue of occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs in the health sector. Currently, more than 100 antineoplastic drugs are used, many of which are classified as carcinogens for humans and since 1970 epidemiological studies conducted on nurses who manipulated antiblastic drugs without the use of protective devices have shown increased risk of tumors and effects on the reproductive system.