Press Release: Commission proposes better workers’ protection against cancer-causing chemicals

To improve protection for workers from cancer-causing chemicals, the European Commission proposed on 13 May 2016 changes to the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC) to limit exposure to 13 cancer-causing chemicals at the workplace.

Cancer is the first cause of work-related deaths in the European Union, accounting for 53% of the total and therefore the single biggest health risk to workers in the European Union.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/1655, 13.05.16: Commission proposes better workers' protection against cancer-causing chemicals http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1655_en.htm

EurActiv, 18.05.16: Commission targets cancer-causing agents in new proposal http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/commission-targets-cancer-causing-agents-in-new-proposal/

EP: EPRS: Briefing - Implementation Appraisal, June 2016: Exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/581397/EPRS_BRI(2016)581397_EN.pdf

ESO: Background information: Carcinogens or mutagens at work: Council agrees its position http://www.europeansources.info/record/carcinogens-or-mutagens-at-work-council-agrees-its-position/

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