IDRL 308 Workplace Carcinogens Assignment (5 Pages 1630 Words)

Essay 2 How well does the mainstream occupational health and safety address the issue of workplace carcinogens? What legal and scientific factors have assisted in recognizing work-related cancers? What factors have inhibited its recognition? Workplace Carcinogens In this course we have learned that workplaces can at times expose workers to potentially harmful conditions and hazards. This includes physical, biological, chemical and even psychosocial hazards. In this paper we will be focusing on chemical hazards, specifically carcinogens. Carcinogens are agents that cause or promote cancer. Certain occupations and industries have higher exposure to carcinogens compared to what the average person is exposed...