Indoor air quality (also called "indoor environmental quality") describes how inside air can affect a person's health, comfort, and ability to work. It can include temperature, humidity, lack of outside air (poor ventilation), mold from water damage, or exposure to other chemicals.
Managing indoor air quality problems, particularly transient odors, can be a significant challenge. Experience has shown that effective response to these concerns is based on a working partnership between Occupational Health and Safety Office with the expertise to evaluate potential hazards present, Facilities Management staff with knowledge of mechanical systems specific to the building involved, and the building occupants. Information from all three of these groups is necessary to identify and prioritize potential solutions.
The purpose of this written Indoor Air Quality Management Program is to provide basic procedures in response to an indoor air quality complaint and is a means to analyze workplace conditions, contributing factors, and determine appropriate corrective actions against occupational workplace hazards.