EBBCA-R - Fragrance Free Environment Procedure

Fragrance-free Environment Procedure

A fragrance-free environment helps create a safe and healthy workplace. Fragrances from personal care products, air fresheners, candles and cleaning products have been associated with adversely affecting a person’s health including headaches, upper respiratory symptoms, shortness of breath, and difficulty with concentration. People with allergies and asthma report that certain odors, even in small amounts, can cause asthma symptoms. The Acton School Department will work with building management to ensure that products used to clean the workplace are fragrance-free and follow best practices to limit employee exposure to cleaning chemicals.  The Acton School Department recognizes the hazards caused by exposure to scented products and cleaning chemicals and we have a policy to provide a fragrance-free environment for all employees and visitors to keep a safe and healthy workplace environment. This policy applies to both employees and non-employee visitors of the Acton School Department.  

Procedure  

1. Employees will be informed of the Acton School Department Fragrance-free Policy through signs posted throughout properties owned and operated by the Acton School Department including company-owned vehicles.  

2. Visitors will be informed of the Acton School Department Fragrance-free Policy by their hosts, the meeting invite, email correspondences and signs posted throughout the properties owned and operated by the Acton School Department. 

Sample Email Signature for guests: “This is a fragrance-free workplace. Thank you for not wearing any of the following during your visit: cologne, after shave lotion, perfume, perfumed hand lotion, fragranced hair products, and/or similar products. Our chemically-sensitive coworkers and clients thank you.” 

3. Any violations of this policy will be handled through the standard disciplinary procedure. 

Reference:   EBBCA Fragrance-free Environment   

Adopted: July 13, 2021