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Title: Indoor air quality and work-environment study. Library of Congress, Madison Building. Volume 1. Results of employee survey

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6165564

A systematic study was designed to assess the nature and spatial distribution of employee health symptoms and comfort concerns in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress (LOC), Washington, DC. This report documented the design of the study and the results of a detailed questionnaire survey of all Madison Building employees conducted in February of 1989. The questionnaire included questions on health symptoms, comfort concerns, background health data, and demographic characteristics. The overall response rate to the survey was 90 percent with 2845 of 3176 employees participating. More than 1200 employees also took the opportunity to make additional comments in the comments section at the end of the survey. The predominant type of symptoms reported among these employees were those that may be associated with poor indoor air quality. Almost half of the respondents reported that a symptom or symptoms reduced their ability to work at least some of the time. Almost half reported more frequent infections since beginning work in the building. Approximately two thirds reported satisfaction with their physical workstations. They did report that the air was often too dry with too little movement.

Research Organization:
National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
6165564
Report Number(s):
PB-92-103175/XAB; HETA-88-364-2102
Resource Relation:
Other Information: See also Volume 2, PB92-103183. Prepared in cooperation with Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC., John B. Pierce Foundation Lab., New Haven, CT., National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD., and Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. Research Div
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English