Table 1

Relevant carcinogenic and probably carcinogenic occupational risks in France (n=37)

Carcinogenic in humans (group 1) 
23 agents
Probably carcinogenic in humans (group 2A) 
10 agents
Groups of agents (groups 1 and 2A) 
4 groups
1,3-Butadiene
Acid mists, strong inorganic
Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds
Asbestos (all forms)
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
Bis(chloromethyl)ether; chloromethyl methyl ether
Cadmium and compounds
Chromium (VI) compounds
Engine exhaust, diesel
Ethylene oxide*
Formaldehyde
Isopropyl alcohol production
Iron and steel founding
Leather dust
Lindane
Nickel compounds
Painters
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Rubber manufacturing industry
Silica dust, crystalline
Trichloroethylene
Vinyl chloride
Wood dust
Art glass, glass containers and pressed ware (manufacture of)
Cobalt metal with tungsten carbide
4,4'-Dichlorodipheny
ltrichloroethane)
Diazinon
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
Hairdresser or barber (occupational exposure)
Lead compounds, inorganic
Malathion
Shiftwork that involves circadian disruption
Tetrachloroethylene
Aromatic amines
Benzene
Ionising radiation
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • *Classified as group 1 based on mechanistic upgrade.