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The article describes a job-exposure matrix (JEM) for inhalable aerosols, aromatic amines and cyclohexane soluble matter (CSM) in a rubber factory in Poland. Researchers grouped the data based on similarities in exposure levels and time trends in different departments. They found that inhalable aerosol exposure decreased after changes in production volume and implementation of exposure reduction measures in mid-1980s. Additionally, aromatic amines concentrations first increased following the factory's production volume. They explain that JEM will enable estimation of lifetime exposure for individual workers in a Polish rubber workers cohort and further investigation of the associations between specific exposures and cancer risk.