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Jump to full article: Health and Safety Authority Ireland, 2003-01-30
Intro: CONCLUSIONS
ETS has many adverse health effects.
ETS constituents are individually known to have harmful physiological effects and ETS per se has also been shown to have harmful physiological effects.
ETS is carcinogenic and causes lung cancer and probably other cancers.
ETS causes heart disease.
ETS causes respiratory problems in adults and children.
ETS has adverse effects on reproduction, including low birth weight.
ETS exposure infringes the basic human right to good quality air.
Where workplace smoking is permitted, employee exposure to ETS is likely to be higher and more sustained than in the home environment.
Employees need to be protected from exposure to ETS at work.
Current ventilation technology is ineffective at removing the risk of ETS to health.
Legislative measures are therefore required to protect workers from the adverse health effects of ETS exposure.
Research is required into the levels and effects of ETS in the Irish workplace in order to:
- Measure and monitor occupational exposures.
- Assess resultant adverse health outcomes.
High risk groups require special consideration. High risk groups include:
- Workers who are exposed to high levels of occupational ETS exposure such as those employed in the hospitality industry.
- Pregnant workers.
- Those with enhanced susceptibility to ETS due to genetic variations, including polymorphisms.
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