Nail Care Workers: Leave Your Surgical Masks At Home
Hair and nail salon employees have long suffered the effects of VOC emissions in their places of work.
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Working With Styrene
When most people hear the word “styrene”, they think first about the consumer scare in recent years of chemical leaching into our food and drink via plastic cups and containers. But the real threat – one that affects millions of people on a daily basis – is found at work, not in the kitchen
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When a Rose is not Just a Rose: The Importance of Environmentally Clean Air
Environmentally clean air is important. A co-worker’s woodsy perfume, the lavender-infused washroom soap, and the lemon-scented floor cleaner may smell heavenly to some people but to persons with fragrance allergies or chemical sensitivities, such indoor odors can leave them feeling ill.
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Indoor Air Quality Risks From America’s Favorite Breakfast Food – Cereal
Unfortunately, workers in the grain production industry cannot avoid exposure as eliminating the source of risk, the cereal grain itself, is not an option. But there are ways to protect personnel from the health hazards associated with cereal grain dust.
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Surgical Lasers: Operating Room Smoking Guns
Hospitals and health centers across the United States have long been conscientious in maintaining sterile environments in their operating rooms and surgical centers. Generally speaking, the indoor air quality (IAQ) in medical and clinical establishments is as clean as it gets.
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Clean Clothing At A Cost
There are two primary sources of Perc air emissions in the dry cleaning industry. The first takes place during the transfer of clothing going from washer to dryer. The second occurs in the venting of exhaust into the air.
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Compromised Indoor Air Quality Leads To Occupational Risk in the Leather Goods Industry
To completely protect workers from potential indoor air pollution, source capture equipment should be used, and all ambient air-cleaning systems should be regularly maintained to adequately purify the air to minimize occupational risk.
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Managing Indoor Air Quality at US Hockey Rinks
Air pollution can exist anywhere, even at the hockey rinks. Proper ventilation is key.
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Beryllium Exposure – Is Your Workplace Safe?
Are you confidant that your workplace environment is safe and that your air is clean and nontoxic for your workers?
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3-D Printing and Indoor Air Quality Concerns
A long-term study looking at the health effects of 3-D printing is currently in progress.
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