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Awosanya30412  
#1 Posted : 22 January 2010 06:52:28(UTC)
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Awosanya30412
Pls can anyone advise what else to look out for (in addition to harmful compositions) when advising the purchase and use of indoor air freshners (Both stick-on and pressurised) in the workplace? What's your experience in the past pls?. Advice much aprpeciated.
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Invictus  
#2 Posted : 22 January 2010 08:16:20(UTC)
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Invictus
It may not be what you are looking for but monitoring the use of the air fresheners. I suffer with Asthma and whilst working in the office I began to have wheezeness for no apparent reason, I then noticed the domestic staff using the freshener that was meant to be in a dispenser. This is what I concluded it to be as it is more concentrated once I stoppe them using it I have not suffered.
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bob youel  
#3 Posted : 22 January 2010 13:06:31(UTC)
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bob youel
only use non smelly air freshners as its the smelly bit that usually carries the problem chemicals

there are cases where youngsters and our older friends have collapsed in toilets with too much freshner in the air [an incident actually happened on on of my jobs!]

the only problem you have are the people; who have been trained by marketing etc on telly that the 'smell' is what counts when in fact to clear the air and clean you do not need a smell. Educate the staff and go from there
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DonnaL  
#4 Posted : 22 January 2010 14:05:33(UTC)
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DonnaL
If its of any use to you my Nan had throat cancer and as a result had her thyroid removed. She had a pressurised air freshner in her house and was suffering with voice problems. After we turned the air freshner off it seems to have allieviated.
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Invictus  
#5 Posted : 25 January 2010 08:25:18(UTC)
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Invictus
I would like to add the the plug in type have also been identified as a cause of fires.
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SBH  
#6 Posted : 25 January 2010 08:52:04(UTC)
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SBH
IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SMELLS AND ELIMINATE THAT -- SIMPLES
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mrs.seed  
#7 Posted : 25 January 2010 10:22:57(UTC)
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mrs.seed
Not so simple - as they are often used in toilets. I would love to see some rules for the use of toilets such that no smells were created!
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Lane45074  
#8 Posted : 05 February 2010 12:20:26(UTC)
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Lane45074
We had a worker that had a citrus allergy. So all air fresherners needed to be non citrus based.
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Safety Smurf  
#9 Posted : 05 February 2010 12:29:32(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
mrs.seed wrote:
Not so simple - as they are often used in toilets. I would love to see some rules for the use of toilets such that no smells were created!


Pre-employment vetting? ;-)
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peter gotch  
#10 Posted : 05 February 2010 13:33:36(UTC)
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peter gotch
Hi Farrell

The link to fires appears to be an urban myth.

See http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/glade.asp

Regards, Peter
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