INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (IOM): At present there is no clear evidence that occupational exposures in the hard-metal manufacturing industry affects the risks of disease, such as lung cancer, or death.

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-335133-K2Y2S-v1.2

Jurisdiction

England

Licence

Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

At present there is no clear evidence that occupational exposures in the hard-metal manufacturing industry affects the risks of disease, such as lung cancer, or death. This study aims to assess the evidence for or against such associations, by comparing the death rates in those who have worked in the industry with those in the general population. It will also investigate whether death rates differ between those with lower and higher exposures arising from work in the industry.

Register reference

DARS-NIC-335133-K2Y2S-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

5

Data approved

• MRIS - List Cleaning Report
• MRIS - Bespoke

Objective, as published

At present there is no clear evidence that occupational exposures in the hard-metal manufacturing industry affects the risks of disease, such as lung cancer, or death. This study aims to assess the evidence for or against such associations, by comparing the death rates in those who have worked in the industry with those in the general population. It will also investigate whether death rates differ between those with lower and higher exposures arising from work in the industry.

Expected benefits, as published

At present there is no clear evidence that occupational exposures in the hard-metal manufacturing industry affects the risks of disease, such as lung cancer, or death. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified this work in the hard metal manufacturing industry as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’. Therefore it is now a priority to clarify whether exposure increases risk of cancer. This study will identify whether there are any health risks from having worked in the hard-metal manufacturing industry in the UK or elsewhere. On completion of this work, there will be a better understanding of whether work in the hard-metal industry poses a cancer risk, particularly for lung cancer, and if so what agents are implicated. This is the most definitive study of work in t…

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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