Population-level estimates of workplace exposure to secondhand smoke in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health – This study estimated the number of workers exposed to SHS in Canada in 2006 and 2016 and their level of exposure. The study authors found that the number of exposed workers decreased by 20% from 520,000 in 2006 to 418,000 in 2016, and that trades, transport and equipment operators, and workers in primary industry had the highest rates of overall exposure.  The findings can help prioritize high-risk groups for interventions and inform studies of the burden of occupational disease.
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