Paula,
You may find some information and samples here:
American Academy of Dermatology
http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/allergies.html
Asthma & Allergy Information & Research (AAIR) - Perfume allergy
correspondence page 20021016
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~aair/perfume_corr.htm
Contact Dermatitis Info Site - Fragrances
http://archive.uwcm.ac.uk/uwcm/dm/contact/fragranc.html
Environmental Health Network (EHN)
http://users.lanminds.com/%7Ewilworks/ehnindex.htm
Fragranced Products Information Network
http://www.fpinva.org/
Job Accommodation Network - Worksite Accommodation Ideas for Individuals Who
Experience Limitations Due to Fragrance Sensitivity (June 2002)
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/fragrance.html
Mining Co. Guide to Fragrance Sensitivity
http://allergies.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa022299.htm
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Article
http://members.aol.com/enviroknow/perfume/EHPscents.htm
Selected Abstracts on the Health Effects of Perfume
http://members.aol.com/chemxpose/abstracts.html
Marie Laframboise, PHN
Workplace Wellness
Sudbury & District Health Unit
-----Original Message-----
From: Claudette Coombs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:01 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Health and Environment - Scent Free Policies
Paula:
You might get some information here.
CBC
For several years I have been campaigning for scent-free work zones.
Here are a number of good policy resources for your consideration.
1. Multiple Chemicals Sensitivities/Environmental Sensitivities are
acknowledged as a non-evident disability requiring workplace accommodation
under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
See: OHRC Policy and Guidelines and the Duty to Accommodate
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/publications/disability-policy_1.shtml#idx13
2. The Works Health and Safety Centre, the prevention branch for WSIB
(Worker's Safety and Insurance Board), offers a course option on Multiple
Chemical Sensitivities within the certification process of Occupational
Health and Safety representatives.
http://www.whsc.on.ca/hazardmodules/multiplechemical.html
See: attached WHSC Powerpoint Presentation on MCS.
3. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) provides
information on steps to take when implementing a scent-free policy in a
workplace and an example of a scent-free policy.
Scroll this page: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/hsprograms/scent_free.html
4. An article on MCS in this website, Allergy and Environmental Health
Association http://www.aeha.ca/resources.htm, references policies at
Dalhousie University, the University of Waterloo and Ottawa Hospitals.
See attached 'Eco-Sense Newsletter Winter 2001'
5. There are guidelines on the Use of Scented Products at York University
as well as at the Region of Peel and York School Boards.
-----Original Message-----
From: Health Promotion on the Internet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Joanna Mestre
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Health and Environment - Scent Free Policies
Hello everyone,
I have been doing some research on indoor air quality and am
particularly interested in the use of scented products. I know that
there have begun to be a number of places implementing "scent-
free" policies to increase accessibility for those who may be affected
by scents (persons with asthma, migraine, and chemical
sensitivities).
What I would like is to get copies of specific policies that have been
created. I already have the policy from the Queen Elizabeth II
Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University in Halifax. I have
heard of some other places but have not been able to find specific
written policies - just some statements of websites here and there,
not full blown policies. Do any of know of places that have specific
policies? Could you forward the contact information to me?
Thanks in advance! This examples will provide examples for the
Occupational Health and Safety Committee at the health unit I work
at.
Joanna Mestre
On 8 Jan 2003 at 13:34, Dennis Raphael wrote:
> Issue #4 of the Health Policy Research Bulletin, entitled "Health and the
> Environment: Critical Pathways," is now available in html or pdf version
at:
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http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iacb-dgiac/arad-draa/english/rmdd/bulletin/bulletin.h
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> "Over the years, public health and environmental policies aimed at
reducing
> environment-related disease have contributed to significant improvements
in
> the health status of Canadians. Despite these advances, however, health
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> serious concern for many Canadians. This is especially true for certain
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> living and working conditions, are at greater risk than the general
> population. A growing concern for many Canadians is the cumulative effect
of
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> While "the environment" in its broadest sense has important influences on
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> the health impacts of the "physical environment." More specifically, it
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case
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