PrevenCAREX: prevention of exposure to carcinogens
According to the European Commission, cancer is the leading cause of occupational death in the European Union, accounting for 53% of the total, compared to 28% caused by cardiovascular diseases and 6% by respiratory diseases. It is the individual major risk for the hard-working human health in the EU.
The European Commission has identified more than 40 chemical substances that can cause cancer in the workplaces and around 20 million hard-working people are exposed to these substances. So far, the European directive on carcinogenic, mutagens and reprotóxicos has been modified in four occasions and 39 substances already have limit value of environmental exposure.
To European level the Road map has been developed on carcinogens that it is an action plan of the EU set aside for prevent the cancer related to the work, with the aim of sensitising on the agents carcinogens in the workplace, to exchange good work experience programs and preventive measures.
The National Health and Safety at work Institute (INSST) completed at the beginning of the 2022 the campaign “Avoid today the work cancer of tomorrow" in which took place great quantity of new materials and resources. In addition, in its web portal on Carcinogenic, mutagens and reprotóxicos you can access all the information referring to the CMR.
In this section you will find information, instruments and resources to identify and to prevent the exhibition to carcinogenic agents. Additionally will find legislative latest innovations on the topic and a section on healthy habits in order to be able to prevent from all fields.
