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Topics on Work-Related Asthma

Work-Related Asthma Prevention Program

Topics on Work-Related Asthma

Asthma-Safer Building Materials

Full Disclosure Required: A Strategy to Prevent Asthma Through Building Product Selection (PDF) – Healthy Building Network report, December 2013

Cleaning Products & Disinfectants

Fact Sheets & Booklets

Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) – fact sheets, June 2017
Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma (PDF) – fact sheet, February 2015
Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Employers (PDF) – fact sheet, February 2017
Disinfectants and Work-Related Asthma for Workers (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) - fact sheets, June 2017

Guidance & Reports

Produced by the Work-Related Asthma Prevention Program (WRAPP)

Healthy Cleaning and Asthma-Safer Schools – A How-to Guide (PDF, 2.5MB) guidelines, October 2014

Produced with WRAPP Contributions

Safer Products and Practices for Disinfecting and Sanitizing Surfaces (PDF) – San Francisco Department of the Environment report, April 2014
Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education – Collaborative to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Early Care and Education toolkit, 2013
2013 Update: Bleach-Free Disinfection and Sanitizing for Child Care – San Francisco Asthma Task Force report, January 2013
Cleaning for Healthy Schools—Infection Control Handbook (PDF, 1.2MB) – National Cleaning for Healthy Schools and Infection Control Workgroup handbook, November 2010
Greener School Cleaning Supplies = Fresh Air + Healthier Kids (PDF) – Environmental Working Group Cleaning in Schools report, November 2009

Webinar & Video

Disinfecting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What we need to know about the health effects of using chemicals to disinfect and best practices to minimize exposure – July 2020
Video: Healthy Cleaning & Asthma-Safer Schools – October 2014
Green Cleaning Webinar – webinar sponsored by Labor Occupational Health Program's School Action for Safety and Health (SASH) program, July 2013

Journal Articles

Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma, 10 Year Update - journal article abstract, 2020
How Bleach is Regulated – letter published in The Synergist, 2019
Response to 'Efficacy of Green Cleaning Products' Article (PDF) – letter published in J. of Environmental Health, 2009
Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma – journal article abstract, 2003

Produced with WRAPP Contributions

Pandemic Products and Volatile Chemical Emissions – journal article, Steinemann et al, 2020

Newsletters & Announcements

Certification Standards Help Employers and Cleaners Buy Safer Cleaning Products (PDF) – OHB announcement, July 2014
Multilingual Worker Fact Sheets on Cleaning Products (PDF) – OHB newsletter, March 2013
Buying Safer Cleaning Products (PDF) – OHB newsletter, February 2012
Cleaning Products Can Cause Asthma (PDF) – OHB newsletter, November 2011
Manteca Schools Make the Switch to Green Cleaners – Green Schools Initiative newsletter, September 2010
California School District Cleans Up—With CLASS – Environmental Working Group enviroblog, April 2010
Cleaning for Asthma-Safe Schools (PDF) – Coalition for Adequate School Housing newsletter, January 2010
Newly Revised Green Seal™ Standard for Cleaning Products (PDF) – OHB announcement, September 2009
Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma (PDF) – OHB newsletter, Summer 2004, Page 10

Fragrances

Fragrances and Work-Related Asthma - topic page
Volatile Chemical Emissions from Car Air Fresheners – journal article abstract, 2020
Investigation into Potential for Employee Exposures to Essential Oils Used to Treat Patients at a California Surgery Center (PDF) – workplace investigation, 2019
Fragrances and Work-Related Asthma–California Surveillance Data, 1993–2012 - journal article abstract, 2017

Fragrances and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) – fact sheets, June 2017
Workplace Fragrance-Free Policy (Word) – model policy template, May 2015

Graffiti

Removing Graffiti Safely (PDF) – booklet, revised 2004
Graffiti Removal Chemicals and Asthma (PDF) – OHB newsletter, Summer 2002, Page 10

Pool Chemicals

Pool Chemical Safety - topic page
Protecting Pool Workers from Chemical Injuries & Illnesses (PDF) | Spanish | Chinese - booklet, August 2018
Pool Chemical Safety: Be Safe at Work! (PDF) | Spanish | Chinese - workplace poster
Pool Chemicals and Work-Related Asthma: Information for Workers (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) | Korean (PDF) | Tagalog (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) – fact sheet, April 2014
Swimming Facilities and Work-Related Asthma – journal article abstract, 2014
Preventing Asthma From Pool Chemicals – OHB newsletter, May 2014

Wood Dust

Wood Dust and Work-Related Asthma (PDF, 2MB) | Spanish (PDF, 2 MB) | Chinese (PDF, 14 MB) – booklet, 2017
Wood Dust and Occupational Asthma (PDF) – OHB newsletter, Spring 2003, Page 5

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