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Poor Indoor Air Quality Linked To Dry Eye Syndrome

Residents who live in polluted cities were more likely to experience dry eye syndrome, according to Science Daily.

HEPA versus ULPA Filtration: What’s the Difference?

It’s difficult to imagine a time when clean air was the exception rather than the standard in places such as factories, hospitals, distilleries, and doctors’ offices. But before commercial air filtration was invented, workers were exposed to all manner of indoor air pollution (IAP). As a result, illnesses such as asthma, blood poisoning, even cancer, were not uncommon occupational hazards. The need for worker protection was great.

For Healthy Indoor Air Quality , Food Manufacturers Need Clean Air

Facing regulatory pressures from federal agencies, food manufacturers must ensure their products are free from all sources of contamination, including the air.

Remove Indoor Air Quality Occupational Risk For Plastics Industry Workers

Plastics workers commonly come into contact with chemical fumes that are emitted during raw material manufacturing and plastics processing.

Combustible Dust Hazards In Manufacturing

One of the most horrific events of America’s industrial manufacturing history was the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire in New York City. The tragedy, which killed 146 workers, led to the enactment of a succession of laws and regulations that eventually improved the protections and safety of all factory workers.

The Occupational Risk: Toxic Benzene Exposure

Back in 1903, German coffee merchant, Ludwig Roselius, invented the first commercially effective decaffeination method. The “Roselius Process” blended steamed coffee beans with a brine solution then coated the mix in a natural chemical solvent to extract the caffeine. Though successful, the practice was no longer used once the extraction compound was deemed unsafe.

Indoor Air Quality from Morgue to Funeral Home, the Danger of Formaldehyde Exposure

They are called funeral directors, morticians, undertakers, mortuary custodians, and funeral service professionals. Those soft-spoken individuals who counsel grieving family members and help plan the service after a loved-one dies, are likely also the ones who handle the technical aspects of preserving the deceased so that family and friends can say goodbye in a less clinical setting than a hospital or nursing home. Unfortunately, part of this job – the embalming part – can create toxic fumes that pose health hazards for the professional.

Cancer is Manufacturing’s Silent & Deadly Occupational Hazard

Cancer. The word evokes many feelings in people, sadness and fear top the list. It’s no wonder. On a global scale, nearly 13 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries, including the United States.

Industrial Hygiene & Indoor Air Quality Concerns

In the early 20th century, public awareness of occupational-related illnesses was not yet a reality, but advocacy for the safety of US laborers was beginning to grow. Physicians, research scientists, and medical experts began documenting worker health problems. Pioneers of the labor-advocacy movement led efforts to improve industrial hygiene after finding conclusive evidence linking worker Read More

Thermoset Plastic Manufacturing and PAH Exposure

Upon entering the kitchen and flicking on the light, little thought is likely given to where or how that light switch was made, any more than thought is given to the countertops on which the food is prepared or the pot handles of the vessel used to cook the food. Those who work in the thermosetting plastics industry, however, think about these products all the time. It’s what they do.

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