@jubilee Kudos to you for advocating for yourself. Asthma is a disability and there are rules about accommodating disabilities. A person can file a legal claim against an employer, etc about not being able to breathe and an employers refusal to provide an accommodation. I guess that's why risk management is involved because the risk is financial to the hospital. I'm glad they had awareness about it because it is a serious problem that is too often overlooked. I have to say I'm disappointed in the American Lung Association's response to your inquiry. It makes me wonder if they are receiving funding from companies involved with fragrances and don't want to loose the revenue. I think the chemicals are public health hazards and should be banned substances. If you don't have asthma now, you can still acquire it from exposure to chemicals, pollution, and respiratory infections. I was recently at Mayo and found out that my asthma is the worse form called E asthma for the eosinophils (white blood cells) that are present in the airways. It's a form of asthma where it is triggered by allergies. I think this would be a great topic on talk radio or a podcast from a medical facility.