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FHM TRAINING TOOLS

FHM TRAINING TOOLS. This training presentation is part of FHM’s commitment to creating and keeping safe workplaces. Be sure to check out all the training programs that are specific to your industry. Indoor Air Quality. Understanding IAQ. HEALTH EFFECTS CAUSATIVE AGENTS SOURCES

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FHM TRAINING TOOLS

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  1. FHM TRAINING TOOLS This training presentation is part of FHM’s commitment to creating and keeping safe workplaces. Be sure to check out all the training programs that are specific to your industry.

  2. Indoor Air Quality

  3. Understanding IAQ • HEALTH EFFECTS • CAUSATIVE AGENTS • SOURCES • CONTROL METHODOLOGIES • LEGISLATION

  4. HEALTH EFFECTS

  5. Health Effects SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) VS BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI)

  6. Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) • A PERSISTENT SET OF SYMPTOMS IN > 20% • CAUSE(S) NOT RECOGNIZABLE • COMPLAINTS/SYMPTOMS RELIEVED AFTER EXITING BUILDING

  7. Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) • EYE, NOSE, OR THROAT IRRITATION • HEADACHES • FATIGUE • REDUCED MENTATION • IRRITABILITY

  8. Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) • DRY SKIN • NASAL CONGESTION • DIFFICULTY BREATHING • NOSE BLEEDS • NAUSEA

  9. Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) • CLINICALLY RECOGNIZED DISEASE • EXPOSURE TO INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS • RECOGNIZABLE CAUSES

  10. Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) • PONTIAC FEVER - LEGIONELLA spp. • LEGIONNAIRE’S DISEASE • HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS • HUMIDIFIER FEVER

  11. Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) • ASTHMA • ALLERGY • RESPIRATORY DISEASE • CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

  12. Causative Agents

  13. Causative Agents • INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT TYPES • COMBUSTION PRODUCTS • VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS • BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS • RADIONUCLIDES • ODORS

  14. Causative Agents • COMBUSTION PRODUCTS • CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) • OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX) • OXIDES OF SULFUR (SOX) • CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) • POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBON’S (PAH) • TOBACCO SMOKE COMPONENTS

  15. Causative Agents • VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS • ALCOHOLS - ISOPROPANOL • ALDEHYDES - FORMALDEHYDE • ALIPHATICS - CYCLOHEXANE • AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - 4PC • ESTERS - ETHYL ACETATE • HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS - TCE

  16. Causative Agents • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES • ASBESTOS • CHRYSOTILE • AMOSITE • CROCIDOLITE • FIBERGLASS • INORGANIC DUSTS (MINERAL)

  17. Causative Agents • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES • METALLIC DUSTS • LEAD • ORGANIC DUSTS • PAPER DUSTS • POLLEN

  18. Causative Agents • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS • WATER VAPOR • CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) • ETIOLOGICAL AGENTS • TOBACCO SMOKE COMPONENTS

  19. Causative Agents • BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS • MOLDS & FUNGI • BACTERIA • PROTOZOA • VIRUSES

  20. Causative Agents • RADIONUCLIDES • RADON • RADON PROGENY (DAUGHTERS)

  21. Causative Agents • ODORS • ODORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT TYPE • INDEPENDENTLY • IN COMBINATION

  22. Sources

  23. Sources • COMBUSTION PRODUCTS • KEROSENE HEATERS • LOADING DOCKS • WOOD STOVES/UNVENTED GAS STOVES • NEARBY TRAFFIC

  24. Sources • VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES • ADHESIVES & CAULKING COMPOUNDS • CARPETING & DRAPERY • PARTICLE BOARD

  25. Sources • VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES • FLOOR & WALL COVERINGS • PAINTS, VARNISHES AND STAINS • UPHOLSTERY

  26. Sources • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES • ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS) • CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS • OUTDOOR AIR • PLANTS & PLANT PARTS • PRODUCTION PROCESSES

  27. Sources PARTICULATE PHASE OF CIGARETTE SMOKE 4-AMINOBIPHENYL NICKEL ANATABINE NICOTINE ANILINE PHENOL BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE POLONIUM-210 BENZ[A]PYRENE QUINOLINE BENZOIC ACID SUCCINIC ACID BUTYROLACTONE 2-TOLUIDINE NITROSODIETHANOLAMINE CADMIUM

  28. Sources VAPOR PHASE OF CIGARETTE SMOKE HYDROGEN CYANIDE ACETALDEHYDE ACETONE ACROLEIN 1,3-BUTADIENE BENZENE CARBON MONOXIDE FORMALDEHYDE DIMETHYLAMINE HYDRAZINE CARBONYL SULFIDE ETHANE METHYL CHLORIDE PYRIDINE AMMONIA FORMIC ACID

  29. Sources • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS • PEOPLE • PLANTS

  30. Sources • BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS • HVAC SYSTEMS • COOLING TOWERS • HUMANS/ANIMALS • STAGNANT WATER RESERVOIRS • HUMIDIFIERS

  31. Sources • RADIONUCLIDES (RADON - 222Rn) • SOIL • WATER • BUILDING MATERIALS • NATURAL GAS

  32. Control Methodologies

  33. Control Methodologies • PREVENTING IAQ PROBLEMS • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING • EQUIPMENT • HUMAN ACTIVITIES • BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS • OTHER SOURCES • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS • OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  34. Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING • CONTAMINATED OUTDOOR AIR • POLLEN, DUST, FUNGI • INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS • GENERAL VEHICLE EXHAUST

  35. Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING • EMISSIONS FROM NEARBY SOURCES • PARKING LOTS/GARAGES • LOADING DOCKS/DUMPSTERS • RE-ENTRAINED BUILDING EXHAUST • LOCATION OF SUPPLY INTAKES

  36. Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING • SOIL GAS • RADON • UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (LEAKING) • LANDFILL • PESTICIDE APPLICATION

  37. Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING • STANDING WATER • ROOFTOPS • CRAWLSPACES

  38. Control Methodologies • EQUIPMENT • HVAC SYSTEM • DUST/DIRT/GROWTH IN DUCTS • GROWTH IN DRIP PANS • IMPROPER USE OF BIOCIDES • IMPROPER VENTING

  39. Control Methodologies • EQUIPMENT • NON-HVAC EQUIPMENT • EMISSIONS FROM OFFICE EQUIPMENT • SUPPLIES (SOLVENTS, TONERS, ETC.) • EMISSIONS FROM LABS, CLEANING • OTHER MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

  40. Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES • PERSONAL ACTIVIITES • SMOKING • COOKING • PERSONAL HYGIENE (BODY ODORS) • COSMETIC ODORS

  41. Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES • HOUSEKEEPINGACTIVIITES • CLEANING MATERIALS • CLEANING PROCEDURES • STORED SUPPLIES & TRASH • DEODORIZERS & FRAGRANCES

  42. Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES • MAINTENANCE ACTIVIITES • COOLING TOWERS • PAINTS, CAULKS, ETC. • PEST CONTROL • STORED SUPPLIES

  43. Control Methodologies • BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS • LOCATIONS THAT COLLECT DUST • DAMAGED MATERIALS • UNSANITARY CONDITIONS

  44. Control Methodologies • BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS • WATER DAMAGE • DRY TRAPS - SEWER GAS • CHEMICAL RELEASE OR OFF-GASING

  45. Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES • ACCIDENTAL EVENTS • SPILLS • FLOODING • FIRE DAMAGE (PCB’S)

  46. Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES • SPECIAL USE AREAS • SMOKING LOUNGES • LABORATORIES • PRINT SHOPS • ART ROOMS - GRAPHIC DESIGN

  47. Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES • SPECIAL USE AREAS • EXERCISE ROOMS • BEAUTY SALONS • FOOD PREPARATION AREAS

  48. Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES • REDECORATING/REMODELING/REPAIR • NEW FURNISHINGS • DUST & FIBERS FROM DEMOLITION • ODORS & VOC’S (PAINT, ETC.) • MICROBIOLOGICALS FROM DEMOLITION

  49. Control Methodologies • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS • ASHRAE STANDARDS (ASHRAE 62-1989) • TEMPERATURE • RELATIVE HUMIDITY • MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIR REQUIREMENTS • CO2 LEVELS BELOW 1000 PPM

  50. Control Methodologies • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS • ENGINEERING CONTROLS • MODIFY VENTILATION SYSTEM • MODIFY PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS • FILTERS

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