State-of-the-art report on reproductive toxicants: literature survey
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Bilbao
Publications Office of the European Union - Luxembourg
2016
61 p.
chemicals ; literature survey ; men ; reproductive hazards ; occupational risks ; women
Occupational risks
http://dx.doi.org/10.2802/87916
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
"Workers' reproductive health can be put at risk by hazardous chemicals, such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals, as well as biological, physical, organisational and psychosocial factors. The issue of reproductive OSH risks has largely been focused on women, and mostly pregnant women, but reprotoxic risks can in fact affect both women's and men's reproductive health. Reprotoxicants can also affect foetal and human development and effects include miscarriages, malformations and functional deficits.
The summary presents in short the results of a report that examines the current knowledge on workplace risks to reproduction. It highlights gaps in that knowledge and recommends ways forward to increase awareness and improve prevention."
Digital
The ETUI is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the ETUI.