Can anyone tell me what if any health risks there are .......?!


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Can anyone tell me what if any health risks there are .......?

I work for a company that use polystyrene cups all day long every single day of the week. Lets say on average I drink 5 hot drinks per day out of a polystyrene cup. (basically there are no washing facilities for china/porcelaine cups unless we use the toilet sink) - Im sure this is not reasonable but you have to work in the place to understand! Faulty Towers has nothing on this place!

Apart from the ozone/carbon footprint ect..

What risks are there to my health?
Do polystyrene cups have emissions?
Can these emissions if any affect a persons health?

what risks are there to health? cancer? fertility? stomach ulcer? ect...

Hope someone can answer, web link would also be good if you know of any.. Thanks!

Additional Details

2 weeks ago
You answers are great!
We do have some sort of health and safety poster but we do not have any H&S officer ect.
There have been several breaches of H&S recently ranging from personal safety in the work place to electric shock. There is no person who will assist. One manager who thinks he/she should be known as 'master' or 'god' but hasnt got a clue about anything really. Im really worried.

Just one note part of the staff do have kitchen facilities all day, but the rest of us can only use them during certain times of the day when the room is unoccupied? This is unfair!


Answers:

Small quantities of styrene contaminate these cups. Potentially this is neurotoxic, producing fatigue, nervousness, and difficulty sleeping. It can also supress platelets and in animals has been shown to be carcinogenic. In women it can also cause unusually heavy flow of menses during the menstrual cycle.




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