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| Indoor Air Quality |
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Concerns with Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) have increased since energy
conservation measures were instituted in office buildings during the 1970s, minimizing the infiltration of outside
air and contributing to the buildup of indoor air contaminants. IAQ generally refers to the quality of the air in
an office environment. Other terms related to IAQ include Indoor Environmental Quality
(IEQ) and "Sick
Building Syndrome."
Complaints about IAQ range from simple complaints such as the air smelling odd to more
complex, where the air quality causes illness and lost work time. It may not be easy to identify a single reason
for IAQ complaints because of the number and variety of possible sources, causes, and varying individual
sensitivities. The following questions link to resources that provide
safety and health information relevant to indoor air quality.
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OSHA Alliances
- American Biological Safety Association
(ABSA). OSHA (2002, September 23), 2 pages. The
ABSA Alliance focuses primarily on biological safety in the workplace, emerging
biological safety issues, and potential methods to address those
issues. This Safety and Health Topic Page is maintained as a product of the
alliance
between OSHA and ABSA.
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