NIOSH testimony on indoor air quality by P. Bierbaum on July 17, 1991
The testimony contains the comments of NIOSH regarding the activities of NIOSH in the area of indoor air quality and on the view of NIOSH on HR 1066. NIOSH initiated a project to improve the ability to measure air contaminants in the breathing zones of workers at the low levels encountered in indoor air pollution. NIOSH is also working to improve the simplicity of techniques for evaluating ventilation systems. Recently NIOSH expanded its investigation of other factors that may impact workers' perception of the quality of the office environment through the analysis of various stressors present in the workplace. In recent indoor environmental assesments, NIOSH has evaluated ergonomic and job related psychosocial stressors along with conducting environmental monitoring. A prospective study is also underway to collect data on indoor air in a newly renovated building occupied by the National Center for Health Statistics. NIOSH is in the process of modifying existing training courses for occupational safety and health professionals and paraprofessionals to include elements of indoor environmental assessments. NIOSH has also been involved in several interagency activities to study the associated health effects of poor air quality.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5718592
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-136035/XAB
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB90-180761
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
HEALTH HAZARDS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INHALATION
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PERSONNEL
US NIOSH
VENTILATION
AIR POLLUTION
BUILDINGS
ENGINEERING
HAZARDS
INTAKE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION
SAFETY
US ORGANIZATIONS
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