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A Quebec labour ministry tribunal has backed the Hull Hospital's decision to exclude an overweight nurse from its operating room because she sweated too much. The nurse, who worked in the operating room for five months in 2003, weighed more than 300 pounds. She no longer works at the hospital. Lawyers for the hospital argued her excessive sweating could pose an increased bacterial risk for patients. In its decision released last week, the tribunal d'arbitrage ruled that officials at the Hull hospital were right to take that into account when they made their decision. The arbitrator also noted the nurse had problems manipulating small medical instruments in the operating room. The nurses' union had grieved the decision, arguing the hospital hadn't done everything possible to accommodate the nurse.
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