I had a similar case of someone who was referred for advice on a staff
member with an allergy to aerosols. The great piece of helpful advice I
got from this site was to consider a referral to Professor Paul
Cullinan at Imperial College who has an interest in 21st century/
environmental allegies. However he is unwilling to accept any referrals
where there may be a hidden agenda in the individual.
See http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/people/p.cullinan/
If you need any further advice please do feel free to contact me off
line.
Kind Regards
Therona Goldsmith
Occupational Health Advisor
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-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Cathy Howells
Sent: 16 May 2011 18:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Managing allergy at work
Hi list,
Hope you are all well!
I've had an interesting case today and would appreciate any thoughts on
advice to management please! A lady was referred to me due to
experiencing several anaphylactic reactions at work. She has been seen
by the company's previous OH provider, reports obtained confirming that
she reacts to perfumes and air fresheners. Generally not too much of a
problem in an open warehouse environment, but is a problem when she uses
the loos or canteen and may meet perfume wearers. Her managers, first
aiders and colleagues have all been trained in how to help her and she
wears a face mask. However this doesn't always help and she has had two
episodes of anaphylaxis at work in the last 12 months. I struggled to
talk to her as she was wearing the mask and I was wearing perfume (I
hadn't been pre-warned!) so she stood in the doorway and we talked
across the office!! My gut feeling is that they have already made all
necessary adjustments and need to decide how much disruption they are
prepared to tolerate (when she reacts, it's all hands on deck, epipen
and 999 )
I've requested an up to date report from her immunologist and the advice
of the OHP, but otherwise I'm stumped! Has anyone come across anything
like this before, and how did you manage it in the workplace? All
feedback gratefully received!
Regards,
Cathy
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