TY - JOUR
T1 - A priority list of occupational carcinogenic agents for preventative action in Australia
AU - Fernandez, Renae C
AU - Driscoll, Tim
AU - Glass, Deborah Catherine
AU - Vallance, Deborah
AU - Reid, Alison
AU - Benke, Geza Paul
AU - Fritschi, Lin
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Objective: To develop a list of carcinogens
to guide decisions on priorities for
preventive action in Australian workplaces.
Approach: The following criteria provided
the assessment framework to establish
a list of priority carcinogens: evidence of
carcinogenicity using International Agency
for Research on Cancer (IARC) criteria;
use in occupational circumstances; and
use in Australia industry. Literature from
national and international agencies relating
to carcinogens and industrial practice
informed the assessment.
Conclusion: The final priority list
contained 38 established or probable
carcinogenic agents that are present
in Australian workplaces. Agents were
grouped into the following categories:
combustion products, inorganic dusts,
organic dusts, metals, radiation, other
industrial chemicals and non-chemical
agents. The priorities are based primarily
on the potential for occupational exposure
and evidence of use in Australian industry
because there is imited information on
the prevalence and level of exposure to
occupational carcinogens in Australia.
Implications: The priority list of agents
can provide direction for future disease
burden studies to establish the prevalence
and levels of exposure to carcinogens
amongst Australian workers. From a
policy viewpoint, a priority list will allow
regulators to focus on activities such as
setting exposure standards and restricting
importation and use.
AB - Objective: To develop a list of carcinogens
to guide decisions on priorities for
preventive action in Australian workplaces.
Approach: The following criteria provided
the assessment framework to establish
a list of priority carcinogens: evidence of
carcinogenicity using International Agency
for Research on Cancer (IARC) criteria;
use in occupational circumstances; and
use in Australia industry. Literature from
national and international agencies relating
to carcinogens and industrial practice
informed the assessment.
Conclusion: The final priority list
contained 38 established or probable
carcinogenic agents that are present
in Australian workplaces. Agents were
grouped into the following categories:
combustion products, inorganic dusts,
organic dusts, metals, radiation, other
industrial chemicals and non-chemical
agents. The priorities are based primarily
on the potential for occupational exposure
and evidence of use in Australian industry
because there is imited information on
the prevalence and level of exposure to
occupational carcinogens in Australia.
Implications: The priority list of agents
can provide direction for future disease
burden studies to establish the prevalence
and levels of exposure to carcinogens
amongst Australian workers. From a
policy viewpoint, a priority list will allow
regulators to focus on activities such as
setting exposure standards and restricting
importation and use.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00849.x/abstract
U2 - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00849.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00849.x
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 111
EP - 115
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
SN - 1753-6405
IS - 2
ER -