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Health hazards in semiconductor manufacturing occupations are a major issue of occupational hygiene due to the chemical hazards required to produce semiconductors in the semiconductor industry. The manifestations of exposure to health hazards during the production process often occurs at a low level and the effects of the toxins may take decades to surface.

  • Use of toxic materials such as arsine, phosphine and others potentially expose workers to health hazards which include cancer, miscarriages and birth defects.
  • Protective gear issued to workers protects the products and process from contamination by workers but is not designed to protect workers from contamination by the process, products and materials.
  • The use of vast variety of toxic chemicals in semiconductor manufacturing makes it difficult to evaluate or pin-point the possibilities of contamination.
  • There is comparatively extremely low rate of physical accidents in the semiconductor industry.
  • Semiconductor industry has been ranked the top 5% for workplace health and safety among U.S. companies since 1972.


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A Scientific Advisory Committee funded by the Semiconductor Industry Association concluded there was no evidence of increased cancer risk to cleanroom workers, although it could not rule out the possibility that circumstances might exist that could result in increased risk. [7] [8]

  1. ^ A comprehensive summary of the issues in San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 2000
  2. ^ Dirty Secrets of Chipmaking Industry, USA Today, Jan. 12, 1998
  3. ^ The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 1998 by Bill Richards
  4. ^ Annals Academy of Medicine, Singapore, Vol 23, No. 5, September 1994: Health Issues in the Global Semiconductor Industry, by Joseph LaDou, MD
  5. ^ International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol. 4 No 1., Jan-Mar 1998: The International Electronics Industry, by Joseph LaDou, MD, Timothy Rohm, PhD, CIH
  6. ^ Clinical Principles of Environmental Health, Baltimore MD, Williams and Wilkins, 1992
  7. ^ "SIA: Environment, Safety & Health". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24.
  8. ^ "SIA press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-15.

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