How many individuals are exposed to Benzene annually?
In 1997, OSHA estimated that about 798,000 workers in the United States were potentially exposed to benzene; it is not known if this number has substantially changed since then. Many people have suffered the painful, uncomfortable, and undesirable effects of benzene exposure, and some have even lost their lives. Lawsuits have already been filed by many of those affected by benzene exposure, and some by the relatives of those that have died due to exposure. People who have the following jobs are often exposed to substantial concentrations of benzene at work: chemical workers, chemists, coke oven workers, gasoline distribution workers, gas station attendants, laboratory technicians, leather workers, mechanics, newspaper pressmen, painters, printers, refinery workers, railroad workers, rubber workers, seamen, shoe workers, and tanker truck drivers. To read more about benzene, please click here.
