Who is at Risk?

While benzene has been banned in the United States for over 20 years, workers are still exposed to significant amounts of benzene poisoning when working with petroleum products. Most workers come into contact with benzene by breathing it into their lungs or absorbing it through their skin when working with solvents. In the U.S. millions of workers are exposed to significant amounts of benzene every year. Even small amounts of exposure to benzene can cause acute myelogenous leukemia cancer.

High-risk Benzene Exposure Jobs

Adhesive production
Aircraft engine and fuel workers
Automotive mechanics
Barge / tug workers
Boat and vessel seamen
Brake technicians
Chemical plant workers
Dock workers
Engine and turbine workers
Gasoline distribution workers
House painters
Industrial plant workers (solvents)
Maritime workers
Newspaper press workers

Offshore workers
Painters (marine, industrial and auto)
Paper and pulp
Pesticide manufacturing
Pipefitters
Printers and print shop employees
Railroad workers
Refinery workers
Rubber workers
Shoe / leather workers
Solvent workers
Synthetic rubber production
Tankermen
Truck drivers

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