HVAC Characteristics and Occupant Health

Crandall, Michael S.; Malkin, Robert; Mendell MJ; Petersen, Martin R.; Reed L; Sieber, W. Karl; Stayner, Leslie T.; Wallingford, Kenneth M.; Wilcox, Thomas G.

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HVAC Characteristics and Occupant Health

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2002/09/01
By Crandall, Michael S. ; Malkin, Robert ; Mendell MJ ; ...

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Crandall, Michael S. ; Malkin, Robert ; Mendell MJ ; Petersen, Martin R. ; Reed L ; Sieber, W. Karl ; Stayner, Leslie T. ; Wallingford, Kenneth M. ; Wilcox, Thomas G.
Description:

Recently, increasing health complaints among workers in indoor, nonindustrial environments have prompted research to identify factors associated with these complaints. This article summarizes a study, based on surveys including 2,435 workers in 80 office buildings, of the associations between HVAC design and maintenance characteristics or building maintenance characteristics and work-related lower respiratory symptoms, allergic symptoms, and asthma development. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Hypersensitivity Irritants Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace
Keywords:

Allergic-disorders Allergic-reactions Allergies Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Work-analysis Work-environment Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies
ISSN:

0001-2491
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; EID - Education and Information Division
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

49-52
Volume:

44
Issue:

9
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20022876
Citation:

ASHRAE J 2002 Sep; 44(9):49-52
Federal Fiscal Year:

2002
NORA Priority Area:

Work Environment and Workforce: Indoor Environment
Peer Reviewed:

True
Source Full Name:

ASHRAE Journal
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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