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More evidence apparently of a link between cleaning products and asthma
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A Kurdziel  
#1 Posted : 22 January 2013 16:28:03(UTC)
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A Kurdziel
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21123204
Might be of interest to some of you.
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David Bannister  
#2 Posted : 22 January 2013 16:50:23(UTC)
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David Bannister
I am not asthmatic but when one brand of bath cleaner is used at home I get very breathless and need fresh air. Great excuse for avoiding that household duty although she's now cottoned on and changed brands.
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MrsBlue  
#3 Posted : 23 January 2013 08:09:29(UTC)
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A Kurdziel - thanks for the info - never knew this so have been educated this morning.

Have now updated my H&S Awareness Training and Refresher.

Also will contact my cleaning materials supplier who provides free of charge a COSHH training session for all my cleaners to see if they are aware.

A point for the CPD me thinks.

Rich
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bob youel  
#4 Posted : 23 January 2013 08:12:06(UTC)
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bob youel
there are products out there that do not have the 'smelly' element therein which are good cleaners. However people have been hoodwinked to think that if a toilet does not smell of Pine or some other such thing then the toilet is not clean and studies have shown that in may cases its the 'smelly' element of a product that carries the most risk but does not add any cleaning benefits

For a work [and home in my case] based situation I advise that inert cleaning products without the 'smelly' element are used
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BernDaley  
#5 Posted : 23 January 2013 08:35:05(UTC)
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BernDaley
as I mentionned before it takes a lot of time & effort to educate customer re:smelly side of cleaning. In residential areas with older generation they expect that pine/bleach cleaning smell or they assume the cleaners have not been in...
I recently removed from use a pine scented floor cleaner due to the reported breathing problems by our cleaners.
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