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Zero Occupational Cancer Campaign
On April 28 2008, International Workers Memorial Day, the ACTU and the VTHC will launch the Australian union campaign for Zero Occupational Cancer. The campaign will highlight that
- Over 1.5 million workers are exposed to carcinogenic substances
- Over 13% of all cancer deaths in Australian males are caused by occupational exposures
- Governments at all levels can do more to prevent these exposures and diseases, including developing a comprehensive national cancer strategy and specifically doing more to address asbestos related issues
- Regulators, such as WorkSafe, can do more to improve the laws, whilst meanwhile better enforcing the laws that we have
- Workplace OHS Reps will be provided with information, training and tools to address these issues in their own workplace
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Zero Occupational Cancer Workshop
An afternoon workshop at the 2007 OHS reps conference, preparing the international union campaign for 2008: Zero Occupational Cancer.
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Asbestos - cause of 25% of lung cancers?
According to a leading world expert on cancer, asbestos may be the cause of 25% of lung cancers.
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ZOCC activities
Read more about Zero Occupational Cancer Campaign activities around the world.
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Occupational Cancer Resources
As the Zero Occupational Cancer campaigns continues, more and more resources become available.
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