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"The Building Air Quality (BAQ) Action Plan"

Office of Air and Radiation (6609J)
EPA Publication No. 402-K-98-001
June 1998

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Co-Sponsored by:

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-123
www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

International Facility Managers Association
www.ifma.org

Table of Contents
An Overview of EPA's Large Buildings IAQ Management Practices Guidance
Indoor Air Quality Actions
*Step 1*	Designate an IAQ Manager
*Establishing a new IAQ baseline:*
*Step 2*	Develop an IAQ Profile of Your Building Identify and review existing records; Conduct a walkthrough to assess the current IAQ situation
*Step 3*	Address Existing and Potential IAQ Problems Source-related; Ventilation-related
*Maintaining and improving IAQ baseline:*
*Step 4*	Educate Building Personnel About IAQ
*Step 5*	Develop and Implement a Plan for Facility Operations and Maintenance HVAC Operations; Housekeeping; Preventive Maintenance; Unscheduled Maintenance
*Step 6*	Manage Processes with Potentially Significant Pollutant Sources Remodeling and renovation; Painting; Pest Control; Shipping and Receiving; Smoking
*Maintaining cooperative relations with tenants and occupants:*
*Step 7*	Communicate with Tenants and Occupants About Their Role in Maintaining Good IAQ
*Step 8*	Establish Procedures for Responding to IAQ Complaints
Recordkeeping and Checklist The BAQ Action Plan Verification Checklist (6 pages) is available as an Adobe Acrobat file (apchkl3.pdf - 47KB) and as a MS Excel file (apchkl3.xls - 84KB).
Appendix 1	Superintendent of Documents Order Form for the Building Air Quality Guide (This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file of just the order form.)
Appendix 2	Training Resources
Appendix 3	Useful Contacts

[The entire BAQ Action Plan, including the 6 page Verification Checklist is available in Adobe Acrobat format - baqactionplan.pdf (845 KB file)

You can also order this publication through the IAQ INFO Clearinghouse.

IAQ INFO
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1-800-438-4318/703-356-4020
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Please use the EPA Document Number 402-K-98-001, June 1998 when ordering from NSCEP or from IAQ INFO.

This document is for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328 via the GPO reference number ISBN 0-16-049694-2.




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