Vengeful Husband Sues ExWife for Secondhand Smoke Illness



April 4 2005 Heather Crowe is from Ottawa and has worked in the restaurant business for over 40 years as a waitress In 2002 the Ottawa Citizen reported that she was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer that she claims was caused by her constant exposure to secondhand smoke as a result of her working at the restaurant Heather filed for workers compensation due to her illness hoping that this would urge lawmakers to enforce stricter codes to protect workers in the hospitality industry from exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke Currently most state and provincial laws limit smoking areas to a small percentage of the usable floor space of the hospitality establishment however this does not guarantee workers or patrons are protected from the harmful byproducts of the secondhand smoke Everyday people in the hospitality industry go to work and are exposed to significant amounts of secondhand smoke Restaurant servers bartenders and even hotel employees are forced to stifle their concerns about having to work while being exposed to a patron's secondhand smoke for fear of losing their jobs Secondhand cigarette smoke contains over 4000 potential poisons and most are chemicals not even studied by the FDA Of those 4000 toxic chemicals 69 are known cancer causing agents A nonsmoker who works in a smoking environment has a 26 increased risk of developing lung cancer Additionally secondhand smoke exposure has been linked to esophageal throat and mouth cancer and in the United States alone over 65000 deaths a year are linked to secondhand smoke related illnesses Due to this dramatic rise in secondhand smoke related deaths 3000 deaths just ten years ago more and more hospitality industry employers are being held liable for these sicknesses losing millions of dollars as a result of these lawsuits Many states have implemented nonsmoking laws in most or all public buildings Other states have enforced stricter building codes requiring effective air purification or ventilation systems in order to reduce secondhand smoke exposure Dr Craig Donnelly a smoke eater industry expert and founder of BPA Air Quality Solutions states According to the Environmental Protection Agency the 3 best methods for reducing indoor air pollution are 1 Source Control Eliminate or control the sources of pollution 2 Ventilation Dilute and exhaust pollutants through outdoor air ventilation and 3 Air Cleaning Remove pollutants through proven air cleaning methods Source control and ventilation are usually not viable options because most hospitality establishments do not restrict smoking 100 and ventilation' can be extremely expensive due the energy cost associated with ventilating warm or air conditioned air to the outdoors Air cleaning Dr Donnelly continues is the method of choice for a large percentage of hospitality businesses using smoke eaters a class of air purifications products designed to remove smoke particles odors and toxic gasses from the indoor air Using the correct smoke air purification equipment in the hospitality industry will significantly improve the indoor air quality potentially reducing cancer causing pollutants produced by secondhand smoke We have noticed that employers who install an effective smoke eater air cleaning system in their place of business have employees and patrons who frequently acknowledge the marked improvement with the indoor air quality and they employees and patrons also acknowledge that symptoms associated with breathing in second hand tobacco smoke such as coughing and irritated eyes are dramatically reduced Dr Craig Donnely For Information httpwwwbreathepureaircom or email protected from spam bots phone 18776882703 About the Author Dr Craig Donnelly is founder of BPA Air Quality Solutions httpwwwbreathepureaircom BreathePureAircom specializes in indoor air quality solutions such as commercial smoke eaters for commercial restaurants and businesses Dr Donnelly and his staff test rate and review a complete selection of commercial smoke eaters from around the world Available to the staff are several engineers that can design a smoke eater system specific to your needs Since BreathePureAircom carries the largest selection of commercial smoke eaters Dr Donnelly and his staff can give their unbiased opinion about them Visit or call toll free today



Vengeful Husband Sues ExWife for Secondhand Smoke Illness