Indoor Air Quality


Health effects of elevated CO2 can include headaches, sleepiness, poor concentration, loss of attention, increased heart rate, and slight nausea. (Aerionics Inc. photo)

Carbon Dioxide Detection and Indoor Air Quality Control

Carbon dioxide gas detectors can utilize an automated background calibration program to set the clean air level on a regular basis.

When indoor temperatures and humidity get higher than the recommended levels, the moisture in the air allows mold to grow. And growing mold gives off odors and volatile organic compounds.

Odors, Smells & Other Strange 'Stuff'

Any time there is moisture, we can get mold growth, especially when relative humidities are greater than 60 percent and the temperatures are higher than the recommended temps.

Poor IAQ in the workplace has also been linked to longer-term effects, such as asthma and even cancer.

Innovative Approach to Duct Sealing Turns IAQ Problems Inside Out

Thanks to innovative technologies such as aerosol-based duct sealing, solving issues and attaining optimal indoor air quality is easier now than ever before.

New Tool Helps Industrial Hygienists Choose Respiratory Protection

A Canadian research group has released a web-based support tool.

NIOSH Finds Practical Solution to Hazardous Dust

The low-cost solution is intended to be used when cutting fiber-cement siding.

AIHce 2015 Nanotechnology Session Looks at Exposure Assessments

A group of speakers discussed nanomaterials and new ways to evaluate and measure their existence in numerous working conditions.

International Environmental Corp. announced its Oklahoma City manufacturing facility has reached 1 million consecutive man-hours of operation without a lost-time injury.

Oklahoma Company Reaches Million-Hour Milestone

"Our employees realize that IEC values their well-being and is driven to ensure that everyone makes it home to their families each night," said safety manager Stuart Hughes.

Eleven congressional Democrats, including the HELP Committee

AIHA Wants NIOSH to Recommend E-Cigarette Limits

Comments submitted Sept. 15 by Christine A.D. Lorenzo, CIH, the association's president, ask NIOSH to either include e-cigarettes in the definition of smokeless tobacco in its draft Current Intelligence Bulletin or to provide recommendations for limiting their use in indoor workplaces.



Pride Plating Inc. Cited for Exposing Workers to a Cancer-Causing Health Hazard

OSHA cited the company with 38 violations, adding up to $341,550 in fines.

Mold grows easily in flood-related conditions. (VFA, Inc. photo)

New Alliance Helps with Clearing the Air

AIHA is one of the partners in the new Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance.

Food Processing Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Dangerous CO2 Levels

OSHA issued citations to Acadian Fine Foods, LLC for allegedly exposing workers to dangerous carbon dioxide levels.

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NIOSH Finds No Abnormal Cancer Pattern at Office Complex Suspected of Contamination

The agency's latest health hazard evaluation report detailed its evaluation of a federal government office complex where contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls, solvents, metals, and other chemicals was suspected.

Labor Department Sues Company Over Fired Worker

The Department of Labor sued Donald Pottern, doing business as Crown Furniture, for allegedly firing a worker who had filed a complaint.

A Perfect Storm Batters Risk Management Decisions for TCE

This new interim policy means that a chronic toxic effect could occur across a 24 hour period of time and any average 24-hour exposure measurement above the RfC is cause for prompt action. This is unprecedented and scientifically indefensible.

Building Materials Can Be a Major Source of Indoor Air Pollution

Indoor air quality can be improved by controlling the sources of VOC emissions.

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Taking in AIHce 2013, in Person or Online

It's time to talk health and safety in Montreal at the 73rd AIHce event.

Diagnosing IAQ Dangers

Wireless instruments and data aggregation systems offer additional advantages for IAQ monitoring.

ASHRAE Seeks Abstracts for IAQ 2013

The Environmental Health in Low-Energy Buildings conference will take place in October 2013 in Vancouver, Canada.

IAQ Complaints: Survival Techniques for the Safety Professional

Sometimes you cannot find a solution that works. Admit it and keep trying to find answers, but know that some complaints you may never be able to solve.

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