Clearing the Air in Your Work Environment

The working environment of modern companies has become increasingly complex due to the number of workers in the same proximity to one another.  Offices are being replaced with cubicles to save space and reduce construction cost when occupying a new building.  The increased density of workers can lead to complications with maintaining healthy Indoor Air Quality in your work environment.  A Certified Industrial Hygienist can work with your company to identify the healthiness of your office environment and implement solutions to improve the quality of air.

A Certified Industrial Hygienist has training and specialized equipment used to take readings of the air throughout your facility.  The entire facility should be monitored to ensure an even distribution of air circulation.  Some working environments may require additional equipment.  A painter may need a sealed environment with specialized ventilation to properly ventilate the fumes emitted during the painting process.  The sealed environment ensures those potentially dangerous fumes do not contaminate other areas of the facility.  Other situations may call for employees to where respirators to ensure harmful fumes are not inhaled by the workers.

Based on the readings taken by the Certified Industrial Hygienist, the ventilation system may need to be reworked to ensure healthy environment.  Poor Indoor Air Quality can lead to workers developing headaches on the job and reduced production.  Frequent complaints from employees of headaches could be a sign of unhealthy Indoor Air Quality. 

Click hereto contact a Certified Industrial Hygienist to test the Indoor Air Quality at your facility.  Employers have an obligation to ensure a safe working environment for the employees while performing their daily duties.  Many jobs could place the employee in an unhealthy environment and it is essential to properly test and monitor the Indoor Air Quality as a key step to ensuring a healthy working environment.  Successful companies take the necessary proactive steps to continually improve all aspects of their business and facility.  Indoor Air Quality testing can help identify any deficient areas of the facility that do not have proper ventilation.  The central heat and air system of any facility is tasked with bringing in the proper amount of fresh air from outside and regulating the temperatures inside the facility to appropriate levels regardless of the outside conditions.  The Certified Industrial Hygienist can test your facility moving forward to adjust for changing procedures and processes as the company continues to grow and develop with new technology and methods.