Workplace exposure to carcinogens in New Zealand

The aims of this project are:

1. To conduct a review of the occupational causes of cancer and the known solutions for reducing and/or preventing exposures;
2. To construct a New Zealand specific Information System on Occupational Exposure to Carcinogens (NZ-CAREX);
3. To construct a New Zealand specific Agricultural Chemicals Exposure Matrix (NZ-ACEM);
4. To identify key industries and key carcinogens for which intervention would result in marked reductions in occupational cancer;
5. To evaluate practice, knowledge and attitudes of employers, employees and health and safety personnel about workplace carcinogens and intervention strategies, in key New Zealand industries;
6. To engage industry and other relevant stakeholders in this;
7. To build research capacity and partnerships in the field of workplace exposure to carcinogens.