Posted By Alison Elcock Does anybody know of cases where there is an exposed population at a School but only the teachers are experiencing adverse health effects, namely respiratory. There are a range of surrounding businesses including a laundry; offices; retail automotive supplies store; cooking establishment; biscuit company; residential community.

Posted By JWG Not aware of similar cases but I would inspect areas where only the teachers go e.g. staff rooms.

Posted By John Webster Must be the fag reek (tobacco smoke) in the staff room!

Posted By Derek M Hi, A key thing to look for is whether the teachers are classroom based or move around. Different schools run different systems so it is possible that if your teachers are based in the one room all day, those particular classrooms are being affected by an agent. If the pupils then move from teacher to teacher they are only in the classroom for possibily 40 minutes and therefore not affected. Another thing to look for is subjects. Is there a common subject among the sick teachers? For example if biology or science are common perhaps the working practice is not completely safe with some substances. Again the teacher will be exposed to this more than a pupil. The staff room, as already suggested on a different response, is another possibilty. Best regards.