A trade union study has identified high levels of occupational cancers in construction workers in Denmark and has prompted immediate government action. Danish Confederation of Construction Workers Unions (BAT-Cartel) researchers found a range of jobs had a statistically significant risk for a range of cancers, many associated with asbestos exposure.

Risks 299. International Ban Asbestos Secretariat report. Survey of cancer risk (1970-2003) among employees in the Building and Construction Branch in Denmark, BAT-Cartel, March 2007.