Rocking the blogosphereI think at one time or another, someone at each of the places that I’ve worked has suspected that they have “sick building syndrome”. I figure that there are definitely chemicals that can cause people to get sick but that this is probably a minority of the cases and a lot of the complaints are hypochondria.
If you suspect that you have “sick building syndrome”, you might want to check out this article.
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Touted as a miracle substance to an unsuspecting public, asbestos has been used in thousands of products and in numerous workplaces. Although the harm caused by asbestos is not apparent at first, asbestos exposure can lead to serious, debilitating, and often fatal diseases. These include mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and asbestosis. Usually, a period of 10 to 40 years or more passes before the asbestos victim exhibits the first asbestos disease symptoms. In the workplace, there is no “safe” level of asbestos exposure.
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