By Debra Sine, Leslirae Rotor
and Elizabeth Hare

With forewords by

Michel Joffres, M.D., Ph.D.
Tedd Nathanson, P. Eng.
The Honourable George Thomson

© Debra Sine, Leslirae Rotor and Elizabeth Hare,
November 2003; revised May 2005, all rights reserved.

Debra Sine, Leslirae Rotor and Elizabeth Hare authorize the duplication of this report for transparencies and an oral presentation, provided that credit is given to Debra Sine, Leslirae Rotor and Elizabeth Hare.

The authors wish to thank Dr. Michel Joffres, Tedd Nathanson, Dr. Virginia Salares, Bruce Small and George Thomson for their guidance and inspiration. We hope that this material will provide readers with the direction and information they need in order to make environmental and attitudinal changes in their workplaces for the benefit of all staff.

This companion document to Accommodating Employees with Environmental Sensitivities: A Guide for the Workplace (the Guide) is intended to provide guidance to building managers. The Guide itself is addressed to employers and managers (as one group) and to employees. It may be of interest, and, in some cases, is essential, for building managers and members of each of the other groups (employers, managers and employees) to consult the guidelines addressed to a group other than their own. For example, building managers may find it useful to consult Part 3: Guidelines for Employers and Part 4: Guidelines for Managers found in the Guide, in order to better understand the needs of workers who have environmental sensitivities. It would be important for managers responsible for supervising employees who have environmental sensitivities to read Part 3 of this document in order to fully understand the accommodation needs of these workers. It should be noted that while this document contains some general legal information, it is not intended as a substitute for legal advice, if required. Happy accommodations!

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