It is estimated there are as many as 238,000 workers exposed to benzene in the United States.
Exposure can occur by inhalation, or by getting benzene-containing products on one’s skin.
Here is a list of workers who are particularly at risk of benzene exposure:
Aircraft workers
Carpenters
Carpet cleaners
Chemical workers
Chemical distribution workers
Chemists
Coke oven workers (steel industry)
Dock and oil offshore workers
Electronics workers
Farmers
Firefighters
Floor layers
Fuel tank workers
Furniture workers
Gasoline distribution workers
Gas station attendants
Hazardous waste workers
Janitorial workers
Laboratory technicians
Leather workers
Mechanics
Metal workers
Newspaper pressmen
Painters
Paper and Pulp workers
Petroleum industry workers
Pipefitters
Printers
Refinery workers
Railroad workers
Rubber workers
Seamen
Shoe makers
Tanker truck drivers
Benzene Facts: Use, Science, Medical, and Legal
This benzene facts page is intended to provide information related to workers diagnosed with leukemia cancer or some blood disease that might be related to their past exposures to benzene on the job or in the workplace.
The full article consists of these four parts:
- Benzene Use Past and Present
- Benzene Science Fundamentals
- Benzene Medical Conditions
- Benzene Legal Cases
More Information
- Overview of Benzene Exposures
- How to File a Benzene Workers Comp Claim
- Filing Deadline for NC Benzene Workers Comp Claims
- Exposure to Benzene
- Benzene-Related Diseases
- Benzene Exposure in Industries
- Benzene-Containing Products
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Benzene Cancer Resources