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Policies
Policy on Environmental Sensitivities
Individuals with environmental sensitivities experience a variety of
adverse reactions to environmental agents at concentrations well below
those that might affect the =93average person=94. This medical condition
is a disability and those living with environmental sensitivities are
entitled to the protection of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The Canadian
Human Rights Commission will receive any inquiry and process any
complaint from any person who believes that he or she has been
discriminated against because of an environmental sensitivity. Like
others with a disability, those with environmental sensitivities are
required by law to be accommodated.
The CHRC encourages employers and service providers to proactively
address issues of accommodation by ensuring that their workplaces and
facilities are accessible for persons with a wide range of
disabilities.
Successful accommodation for persons with environmental sensitivities
requires innovative strategies to minimize or eliminate exposure to
triggers in the environment. These may include: developing and
enforcing fragrance free and chemical avoidance policies, undertaking
educational programs to increase voluntary compliance with such
policies, minimizing chemical use and purchasing less toxic products,
and notifying employees and clients in advance of construction,
re-modeling and cleaning activities. Such measures can prevent
injuries and illnesses, and reduce costs and health and safety risks.
For further information on environmental sensitivities, click on the
following Commission publications:
The Medical Perspective on Environmental Sensitivities
Accommodation for Environmental Sensitivities: Legal Perspective
Policy approved by the Commission on June 15, 2007.
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