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1. Wood dust exposure is highest amongst woodworking machine operators, cabinet makers, furniture finishers, carpenters and workers employed in the manufacture of wood products. You may be exposed to wood dust and formaldehyde if your work involves cutting, sawing, routing, turning, sanding, or milling wood or pressed wood products.
2. The risk of lung cancer related to wood dust exposure was around 40 percent higher than for those not exposed to the dust. The most common occupations linked with exposure were construction work, timber, and furniture making. Substantial exposure over a lengthy period of time was necessary to increase cancer risk, […]

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