Fragrance-Free Workplaces

Click on the appropriate title to access any of the following documents related to fragrance-free workplaces:

A paper comparing the struggle for fragrance-free workplaces to that for smoke-free workplaces written by Christy De Vader, a professor at the Sellinger School of Business & Management at Loyola University

"Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fragrance Sensitivity" from JAN, Job Accommodation Network, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor

Health Care Without Harm discussion of the fragrance issue

The fragrance-free policy of Brigham & Women's Hospital, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical SchoolAn article from the Oregon State Bar Bulletin that discusses legal issues surrounding fragrance sensitivity and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

A discussion of problems with air fresheners and other fragrance exposures in the workplace by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a subsidiary of the CDC.

A statement about fragrance-free workplaces by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety