Firefighters ‒ one of the most cancer-prone occupations
Press release, 21st June 2016, Helsinki, Finland A recent study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) reports that the exposure of smoke-diving firefighters to carcinogenic agents is too high.Smoke-divers are one of the occupational groups that are most exposed to naphthalene. Their levels of exposure to pyrenes and benzene also exceed the action limit value. Fire and rescue departments should immediately take action to reduce these exposures. Firefighters’ exposure during extinguishing tasks does not only occur when they smoke-dive, but also during clearing up at the