Comments on: The invisible and often very personal OHS hazard https://safetyatworkblog.com/2023/10/04/the-invisible-and-often-very-personal-ohs-hazard/ Award winning news, commentary and opinion on workplace health and safety Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:55:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Kevin Jones https://safetyatworkblog.com/2023/10/04/the-invisible-and-often-very-personal-ohs-hazard/#comment-143185 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:37:17 +0000 https://safetyatworkblog.com/?p=106610#comment-143185 I have mentioned my preference for workers to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders to help establish protocols and controls at work. According to John Hopkins Medicine, there is disputation about the status of multiple chemical sensitivities (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/multiple-chemical-sensitivity):

“At this time, it is a controversial issue as to whether it is a clinical diagnosis or not. Many in the medical community lean towards these symptoms being physical manifestations of psychiatric illness rather than a primary medical illness. While others in the medical community along with organizations agree that multiple chemical sensitivity is a negative physical reaction to certain chemicals. There is debate as to whether multiple chemical sensitivity should be classified and diagnosed as an illness.”

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