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Study finds Australian welders exposed to carcinogenic fumes

Published 22 July 2024, 11:12 am
A new study has revealed nine out of ten welders in Australia are being exposed to carcinogenic fumes on the job. Workplace standards have remarkably improved in recent decades, but there are calls for the issue to be treated as seriously as silica and asbestos.
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