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 Guide and the companion documents, Accommodating Employees with Environmental Sensitivities: A Guide for Building Managers and the Employee Awareness Kit are intended to provide guidance to three distinct groups: employers and managers (as one group), employees and building managers. It may be of interest, and in some cases, is essential, for members of each of these different groups to consult the guidelines addressed to a group other than their own. For example, it would be important for managers responsible for supervising employees who have environmental sensitivities to read Part 3: Guidelines for Building Managers of the companion document, Accommodating Employees with Environmental Sensitivities: A Guide for Building Managers, in order to fully understand the accommodation needs of these workers. Employees whose colleagues have environmental sensitivities will find it helpful to read the guidelines specifically addressed to them in the Employee Awareness Kit (or Part 5: Guidelines for Employees), but may also benefit from reading Part 3: Guidelines for Employers and Part 4: Guidelines for Managers. It should be noted that while this Guide contains some general legal information, it is not intended as a substitute for legal advice, if required. Happy accommodations!

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