Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM): This research from the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) sets out to determine whether specific chemicals used within the rubber manufacturing process increase the risk of c

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM)
Source reference: DARS-NIC-323309-L2G9T-v1.2
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-323309-L2G9T-v1.2
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 124

Data approved

MRIS - Cause of Death Report
MRIS - Flagging Current Status Report
MRIS - Scottish NHS / Registration
MRIS - Bespoke

Objective, as published

This research from the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) sets out to determine whether specific chemicals used within the rubber manufacturing process increase the risk of cancer. The aim is to assess whether working in this industry has increased the risk of dying from certain types of cancer, such as lung cancer, bladder cancer, leukaemia and cancers of the larynx, oesophagus, prostate, brain and liver. This will be done by calculating standardized mortality ratios using mortality data for Great Britain. The EXASRUB database, a database of chemical exposures in the European rubber and cable manufacturing industry (see http://exasrub.iras.uu.nl/) will be used to investigate exposure-response relationships to better understand the role of individual chemicals or mixtures of chemicals and any risks that might be identified. The IOM are requesting to track approximately 40,000 workers, who were aged 35 or over in 1967 and worked in the rubber industry, with the HSCIC in order to receive updates in relation to deaths and cancers.

Expected benefits, as published

The whole aim of the study is to better understand the burden of disease associated with work in the rubber and cable manufacturing industry and to better understand the nature of exposure-response relationships, for agents known and strongly suspected as causing cancer. This will inform occupational health policy-makers such as the HSE and impact descriptions of optimum working practices in the industry, not just in the UK but throughout Europe and the rest of the world. The outputs from this research will directly benefit those in the industry by identifying risk factors which will inform preventative measures, reducing the risk of disease and the burden on healthcare, It is anticipated that the work will be completed during 2016.

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/http://content.digital.nhs.uk/media/23861/Release-Register-December-16---February-17/xls/Release_Register__December_16_-_February_17.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

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