Fragrances and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Perfumes and fragrances used in personal care products, cleaning products, and air fresheners can cause or trigger asthma. Some of these products can lead to asthma in people who never had it before. WHAT IS ASTHMA? Asthma is a lung disease. People who have asthma sometimes have a hard time breathing. They may have wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. It is important to avoid getting asthma because once you have it, you can have asthma for the rest of your life. WHAT IS WORK-RELATED ASTHMA? Asthma that is caused or made worse by chemicals or substances at work is called "work-related asthma." You may get asthma symptoms right after you breathe in a substance. Or, you may feel symptoms hours after leaving work. Sometimes people can work around a substance for many years with no problems. They can later become sensitized, or allergic, to the substance and get new asthma. The earlier a person stops being around the substance, the more the person's asthma can improve. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Indoor Environments Occupational Asthma Respiratory Irritants Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  California Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066593
• Citation:
  Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2017 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fragrances and work-related asthma: information for workers
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230974/cdc_230974_DS1.pdf
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