Approximately 125 million workers worldwide are exposed to asbestos on the job, which results in at least 90,000 deaths every year, said the World Health Organization last Friday.

According to the agency's asbestos statistics, one in every 10 cancer deaths is linked to hazards in the workplace—including exposure to asbestos, benzene, and second-hand tobacco smoke.

“Known and preventable exposures are clearly responsible for hundreds of thousands of excess cancer cases each year,” said Maria Neira, WHO director of public health and environment.

The agency asked industry and government entities to strengthen workplace safety standards—e.g. ban tobacco use, asbestos, and benzene—to prevent occupational exposure to carcinogenic substances.

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