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DETROIT (AP) — An employee in the Detroit planning department who claims she is severely sensitive to perfumes and other cosmetics has sued the city, saying a co-worker's strong fragrance prohibits her from working.
Well if she complained and nothing was done then yes I guess she can sue.
That said , why do people have to douse themselves in fragrance to where you can smell them before they enter the room.....in close office spaces it can be offensive.
It is seriously offensive, especially for people like me that have hyper sensitive smelling. It's great when it comes to steak, chocolate chip cookies and flowers, but nasty perfume/cologne make it a burden..
I think there's a certain group of people that are complimented on a smell and up the dosage 10 times to show it off more. I personally cough, hack and say something (along the lines of something smells awful) loud enough for the person to hear whenever someone like that is around me.. That may be rude and the persons feelings might be hurt, but oh well, I get sick when they're around.
Here in Canada, the majority of government offices (including municipal) have had no scent policies in place for years to accomodate people with allergies or respiratory problems. I think that suing the city may be a bit extreme, but perhaps the woman has made her employer aware of the problem in the past and they have done nothing, so she feels its her only remaining option in order to get her point across? I've come across people who say that they have a right to wear fragrance as a part of personal expression, and I agree - as long as they're not endangering someone else's health to do so. If your fragrance is making someone else sick (and allergies can be quite severe, the effects lasting long after the exposure to the allergen is over, or causing serious breathing problems) then find another way to express yourself while you're at work.
People get used to the fragrance that they wear and can't smell it anymore, so they up the dose. They don't realize that one or two spritzes are enough to last the day, so they keep blasting until they can smell it - at which point its waaaaay too much for everyone else that has to share space with them. Scent trick: spray it into your hair. It won't hurt it, it lasts longer (dunno why) and its closer to your nose so you can smell it too (so you don't feel like you hafta add more).
You can search around here a bit; I can probably post more later.
When I'm assaulted (there's a no fragrance policy in place where I work), my face swells up, I get a headache, lose my words & have to sleep. I can fall down and not know who I am. The best thing is salt water to leech the chemicals from your skin.
People don't always understand but it's the chemicals, not the smell that makes us sick. The smell is a warning sign for us.
It's not all in their heads. I empathize. Being bombarded with someone else's idea of perfume can be nauseating. Those droplets contain particles, and the same with air fresheners, etc. The stuff can get onto the surface of the eyes, and in your nose, then down the throat, and into the rest of the body. Beauty parlors really made me sick. Just there for a trim, and I was surrounded with gag o rama stench from permanents, and spritzers.
I have asthma and perfume will set it off as well as aerosols but I don't think I would take it that far but some people are sue happy.
You don't know what her symptoms are or what she tried to get people to stop.
People can go into anaphalactic shock.
I'm allergic to adehydes and petrochemicals and my life is no walk in the woods.
I haven't been to a department store in decades.
If people are willfully assaulting me and won't stop, I take it the extra step.
That's exactly what it is, too, an assault.
Aldehydes (as in formaldehyde) is used to set colors in clothing; in fabric softeners and loads of other items. You use fabric softeners on baby bedding and embalm the helpless things. Their lungs aren't fully formed yet and you're causing them distress. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen. It's used in plywood, plastics, etc. Do you remember the FEMA trailers and how sick people became?
http://www.formaldehydetesting.com/w...maldehyde.html like pressed wood products (mostly as an adhesive resin), fiber board, plywood, cigarette smoke, fuel burning appliances and kerosene space heaters. Additional uses in household products include: additive for permanent –press, an ingredient in glues, and as a preservative in medical laboratories – as embalming fluid, and as a sterilizer. Since Formaldehyde is a by-product of combustion and other inherent processes, it can be found in significant concentrations and in various environments.
It is also critical to note that the “11th report on carcinogens” classifies formaldehyde as "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen".
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