A Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) occupational cancer memorandum, agreed in cooperation with government, insurers, unions and employers, notes the document “consists of a review of carcinogenic substances according to exposure, complete with a literary overview.” The report, which was submitted to the Committee for Occupational Health of the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, made detailed recommendations. It notes: “In addition to the recommendations regarding the compensation of occupational cancers, the working group also takes a stand on the screening of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, the forming of a special group of experts for occupational cancer diagnostics, the combining of gathered exposure information on asbestos, and the use of X-ray radiograph to determine the occurrence date for asbestosis.”

Memorandum from the Occupational Cancer Working Group 2013, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, 2013.