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Surveillance of asbestos related disease among workers enrolled in an exposure registry
Construction Exposure Profiles | Wood Dust
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to wood dust and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Welding Fumes
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to welding fumes and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Solar Radiation
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to solar radiation and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Silica
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to silica and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Paints
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to paints and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Lead
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to lead and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Diesel Engine Exhaust
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to diesel engine exhaust and disease risks within the construction sector.
Construction Exposure Profiles | Asbestos
This fact sheet highlights occupational exposures to asbestos and disease risks within the construction sector.
OCRC Report: Chronic respiratory disease
Risques professionnels pour les maladies liées à l’amiante
MPOC liée au travail : Quels sont les risques?
This fact sheet summarizes the occupational risks of COPD among Ontario workers in the ODSS.
Work-related COPD: What are the risks? 
This fact sheet summarizes the occupational risks of COPD among Ontario workers in the ODSS.
Occupational Risks for Asbestos-related Disease
This fact sheet summarizes occupational risks for asbestos-related disease among Ontario workers.
OCRC Report: Future Burden of Cancer in Construction Workshop
A probabilistic approach for economic evaluation of occupational health and safety interventions: a case study of silica exposure reduction interventions in the construction sector
Burden of non-melanoma skin cancer attributable to occupational sun exposure in Canada
OCRC Report: Burden of occupational cancer in Canada – Major workplace carcinogens and prevention of exposure
Examining lung cancer risks across different industries and occupations in Ontario, Canada: the establishment of the Occupational Disease Surveillance System
Controlling Diesel Particulate Matter in Construction
Lung cancer risk among bricklayers in a pooled analysis of case-control studies
OCRC Report: Examination of accepted workplace fatality claims within Ontario and Canada
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