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Vaping in the office

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  • #32
    AdrianLM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭AdrianLM


    It sounds like the HR department just couldn't be bothered or just don't know their jobs.

    Irrespective of the law, HR can implement any reasonable policy that can be shown is justifiable under H&S or other work practices.


  • #33
    D3V!L
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭D3V!L


    Del2005 wrote: »
    It's 90% safer than a regular cigarette. So instead of falling from a 100 storey building when smoking you are falling off a 10 storey building when vaping, the 2nd is safer but the result is the same.

    Said who exactly ? Show some proof of your statement .


  • #34
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,611 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    Del2005 wrote: »
    It's 90% safer than a regular cigarette. So instead of falling from a 100 storey building when smoking you are falling off a 10 storey building when vaping, the 2nd is safer but the result is the same.

    That applies if passively smoking one cigarette kills you instantly like a fall from 100 floors would.


  • #35
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,108 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    D3V!L wrote: »
    Said who exactly ? Show some proof of your statement .

    The 2nd post. Smoking is fatal so something 90% safer is still fatal.


  • #36
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Del2005 wrote: »
    The 2nd post. Smoking is fatal so something 90% safer is still fatal.

    Is vaping fatal? I think it's still very early to come to any real conclusion on vaping. Either way, vaping has no place in an office.


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  • #37
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭893bet


    OscarMIlde wrote: »
    I don't think there is enough research yet to determine if there is a severe long term passive vape risk yet, and given the multitude of formulations it will be hard to get a clear consensus. I will say that it is very likely to trigger asthmatics. Some vapes have very strong flavours and perfumes are a known irritant to some asthmatics. Couple that with increased moisture content in the air, a factor that multiple studies has proven leads to increased airway distress in asthmatics, and there is an immediate health risk to nearby people when vapes are used in an indoor environment. I know I get wheezy when my boyfriend starts vaping in

    I also for the record think vaping is going to cause problems for users down the line. Inhaling large quantities of heated damp air is certain to trigger inflammatory responses and chronic unresolved inflammation is known to trigger fibrotic pathways. I wouldn't be surprised if there is an increased incidence of pulmonary fibrosis in heavy vape users.

    Interesting.

    I am smoking on an off for years. For the last few years very intermittently and mostly socially. I did start vaping this year and got a number of chest infections. That wouldn’t be rare in any year as I have a weak chest but the ferocity of the infection was new and it flared up my childhood asthma.

    Hadn’t considered a link to potential link to vaping. Have cut the vaping also now.


  • #38
    STB.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭STB.


    Del2005 wrote: »
    It's 90% safer than a regular cigarette. So instead of falling from a 100 storey building when smoking you are falling off a 10 storey building when vaping, the 2nd is safer but the result is the same.


    40% of all percentages are made up.


    60% of the time they work everytime.


  • #39
    WhiteMemento9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭WhiteMemento9


    I need my nicotine hit with the whiskey in my coffee. Cut me some slack.


  • #40
    gebbel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,356 ✭✭✭gebbel


    I am using e-cigarettes myself and work for a multinational here. A few months ago HR prohibited their use inside the building, but provided a new vaping hut outside next to the regular smoking hut. The company accepted the concerns of the vapers who said that they didn't want to be passively inhaling cigarette smoke in a shared hut!!


  • #41
    henryforde80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭henryforde80


    I vape and wouldn't dream of doing it at my desk. We have a shower room and just go in there.


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  • #42
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,261 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    If this is a massive issue op then just look for another job. I don't mean that in a harsh on you way either. Feck so many jobs out there have at least one thing that annoys employees and shouldn't really happen. That's life. It's called dealing with it or having enough.

    One of my mates has a new boss (and she's also new to being a boss) who wont give him time off when he requests, talks down etc. But gladly treats her cronies alright. She's on a power trip because she's now management.

    Depending on who's on I often work under a manager who is one of the biggest dickheads i've ever came across. Always on your case, wants to find holes in your work so he can moan (you know the type)...and even STOPWATCHES YOUR BREAKS... yes he uses a small stopwatch to time your breaks. Once about 3 months ago he went into the canteen one minute after someones break was over. No exaggeration, one minute, to say to the person and quote "whats the story chief? you're meant to be back". he is just a bollocks. But you know what... what can I do? I plan on moving on.

    So is this really a big issue for you? if it is then move on. Otherwise you can really experience how bad a workplace can be in other jobs.


  • #43
    Zorya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Zorya


    If people are to be allowed to vape (which I find smells yuck, all those weird perfumey scents, blech, whatever about potential second hand effects on others) then I cannot see why a daily smudge with a sage bundle around the office to pacify the wicked administrative spirits or a gentle smoulder of frankincense resin in a personal burner at one's desk shouldn't be a-okay. :)


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