Fragrances and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Employers

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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 in the workplace can cause or trigger asthma. They contain many different chemicals, including several known to cause asthma, even in people who have never had asthma before. WHAT IS WORK-RELATED ASTHMA? Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the flow of air is decreased, making it hard to breathe. Asthma is work-related when it is caused or made worse by something at work. Symptoms can start right after an employee breathes in a substance, or hours after leaving work. Sometimes a person can suddenly develop work-related asthma from substances they have worked around for years. An employee experiencing wheezing, chest tightness, cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, should be seen by a doctor. The employee should tell the doctor if exposures at work seem to increase or cause the symptoms. Work-related asthma can be serious. The earlier the exposure is stopped, 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:20066594
• 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 employers
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230975/cdc_230975_DS1.pdf
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