Workplace Air Troubleshooting Checklist

In February, eight workers at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Lancaster were overcome by irritant fumes and sent to a nearby clinic. Their workplace had filled up with pungent smoke as the result of a malfunction within the building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Most indoor air quality problems are less dramatic than this--but can have both immediate and long-term effects on employee health and productivity. Our checklist can help you identify potential sources of indoor air quality problems in your workplace, so that they can be addressed . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)