Hazards of secondary smoke?!
Question: Hazards of secondary smoke!?
I work in an office where 2 people smoke!. Ive often heard about the dangers of secondary smoke!. Please enlighten me on this one!. How does it affect me if i dont smoke but work in a snokers environment!? Please help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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The dangers of and effects of secondary smoke have been widely publicized!. It is now well known that victims of secondary smoke exposure are much more likely to develop smoke related illnesses including lung cancer, asthma and other cancers in the body!. Secondary smoke has also been linked to lesser chronic lung problems like chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, heart disease, eye and nose irritation and sinus cancer!. Although it is not clear what amount of second hand smoke must be inhaled in order to spark these illnesses, the link between a number of medical conditions and second hand smoke is clear!.
People affected by second hand smoke are inhaling not only the smoke that is emitted to the air from the lit cigarette, but also the smoke being exhaled from the smoker themselves!. They are inhaling and being exposed to many of the same carcinogenic chemicals as the smoker and can therefore develop similar health problems!. If a person is forced into second hand smoke exposure, they may have a case against the workplace, person or organization that has forced this dangerous smoke upon them!.
For instance, in some cases, workers have been forced into environments with smokers, although they are not smokers themselves!. Flight attendants and wait staff are both good examples of employees who have been exposed to second hand smoke simply because of their profession!. Today there has been a major movement to make these work environments safer for employees, now that the dangers of second hand smoke are known!.
In some cases, employees exposed to long term second hand smoke have been able to sue their employers for creating and exposing them to a dangerous and unhealthy work environment!. Just this year in fact, a lawsuit pending in Georgia was settled, to the benefit of the plaintiff, in regards to this issue!. The man, a worker for the railroad, was consistently exposed to cigarette smoke in bunkhouses where smoking was permitted!. He developed lung cancer and died and his widow pursued the claim!. Although the case did not make it to court, the settlement did favor the plaintiff
The dangers of and effects of secondary smoke have been widely publicized!. It is now well known that victims of secondary smoke exposure are much more likely to develop smoke related illnesses including lung cancer, asthma and other cancers in the body!. Secondary smoke has also been linked to lesser chronic lung problems like chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, heart disease, eye and nose irritation and sinus cancer!. Although it is not clear what amount of second hand smoke must be inhaled in order to spark these illnesses, the link between a number of medical conditions and second hand smoke is clear!.
People affected by second hand smoke are inhaling not only the smoke that is emitted to the air from the lit cigarette, but also the smoke being exhaled from the smoker themselves!. They are inhaling and being exposed to many of the same carcinogenic chemicals as the smoker and can therefore develop similar health problems!. If a person is forced into second hand smoke exposure, they may have a case against the workplace, person or organization that has forced this dangerous smoke upon them!.
For instance, in some cases, workers have been forced into environments with smokers, although they are not smokers themselves!. Flight attendants and wait staff are both good examples of employees who have been exposed to second hand smoke simply because of their profession!. Today there has been a major movement to make these work environments safer for employees, now that the dangers of second hand smoke are known!.
In some cases, employees exposed to long term second hand smoke have been able to sue their employers for creating and exposing them to a dangerous and unhealthy work environment!. Just this year in fact, a lawsuit pending in Georgia was settled, to the benefit of the plaintiff, in regards to this issue!. The man, a worker for the railroad, was consistently exposed to cigarette smoke in bunkhouses where smoking was permitted!. He developed lung cancer and died and his widow pursued the claim!. Although the case did not make it to court, the settlement did favor the plaintiff
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