Workplace Solutions: Maintaining Acceptable Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) During Construction and Renovation Projects

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Clark-Burton, Nancy ; Afanuh, Susan E.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has conducted several Health Hazard Evaluations [NIOSH 2019] in workplaces with reported health concerns associated with construction and renovation in occupied buildings. During these evaluations, NIOSH investigators identified issues that could affect indoor environmental quality (IEQ) such as a lack of dust control, the use of high emission building materials, and limited communication with occupants about hazards related to the work being done. After its evaluations, NIOSH made detailed recommendations to help employers reduce exposures and maintain acceptable IEQ. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  IAQ; Indoor air quality; IEQ; Indoor environmental quality; Indoor air pollution; Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2020-110, 2020 Jan; :1-6
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• DOI:
  https://www.doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020110
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058319
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2021-100109
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f385d3c78c50255d466b00ef20b2b7a5d7ab84b9efc399293a33a77a09ca50b3761e74f58c6dbe38def48f9fb955020cf0238ad0aa45aa11b372eca9aefd3751
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84429/cdc_84429_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 644.08 KB ]