With most of our days spent indoors, be it at home or at the office, indoor air quality is a vital aspect to the well-being of yourself and your employees. Indoor air quality is a general term which refers to the quality of the air and how it affects the health and comfort of people inside the building. By managing the quality of air inside a building you help mitigate short and long term negative effects on an employee’s health.
There are many common pollutants in buildings, especially in industrial areas. These pollutants can negatively impact comfort and health in both the long and short term. Short term health effects present themselves in the form of a cold and can include symptoms such as asthma, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, and irritation of the throat, noses and eyes. Long term health effects of poor indoor air quality can include cancer, respiratory diseases and heart disease.
The first step to understanding indoor air quality and how it can help you is by understanding all the pollutants which can negatively impact you or your employee’s and how it can affect your health. These pollutants can include:
As you can see, there are plenty of pollutants that can be hard to detect which can be extremely harmful to both your comfort and especially your health. Why risk the productivity and health of you or your employees? This is why you should take a proactive approach against poor indoor air quality by calling in professionals to assess the quality of air in your office or home and remedy any problems which are found. Art Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Electric are specialized professionals who offer a variety of services including the testing of indoor air quality as well as solutions to poor indoor air quality.