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#1 Posted : 23 July 2002 10:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By David Waterton Hi all. In one of our offices housing 4 people 2 workers one male around 20 yrs old and one female mid 30s are are experiencing nose bleeds on a daily basis. One worker female often has them 2 times a day. They are mostly small amounts of blood. Both are relatively new to the office and indicate that they where not prone to nose bleeds prior to comming into that particular office. The other two female workers have been in this office for a longer period of time and do not suffer nose bleeds. There is no mechanical ventilation system, current practice is to use mobile fans when the office gets warm. I have taken temp and humid readings over a 3 week period. temp is averaging around 75 peaking at 82. humidity is averaging around 40 but has been as low as 30. I have asked the two workers to consult with a GP. Has anyone any experience of this or can advise? Could it just be co-incidence with 2 workers?
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#2 Posted : 24 July 2002 12:27:00(UTC)
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Posted By Andy David, although I think that you may get little response becuase it would be difficult to diagnose such a condition, you will get more help if you are more specific, ie 1) What sort of office is it 2) Where is it based 3) High rise offices/ground floor 4) Is it just a clerical company or an office for a manufacturing/chemicals company 5) What are you manufacturing/supplying/selling/buying 6) Do not guess until they have seen their GP's, have they now done this, I would have thought it should have been same day if it is worrying them. 7) Have they had pre-employ medicals? was it mentioned there, what is their occ health history? 8) What is their role in the office? Just a few questions for thought Regards Andy
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#3 Posted : 24 July 2002 12:29:00(UTC)
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Posted By Andy Sorry, Three more...... 1) Are they related, friends, family etc etc? 2) Where do they live 3) What do they do in their own time, (if they want to delare it) All in all a possibly difficult topic which should not be tackled until they have seen their own GP and been refferd if needed. Regards Andy.
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#4 Posted : 25 July 2002 09:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ken Taylor Perhaps we should add 'What is the altitude?' to Andy's list. Temperature, humidity and dust can be factors and, in any event, it seems that the relative humidity is rather low and humidification would be of value irrespective of it's outcome for nose bleeds.
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