Everyone knows that to keep office workers healthy, standards of cleanliness must be met. Bathrooms must be cleaned and sanitized daily, lunchrooms must be maintained at a very high level as food preparation takes place there, and ordinary germs, both bacterial and viral, must be eliminated to avoid the spread of diseases. Added into this is the growing awareness of “sick building syndrome” and the potential complications and conditions to workers in such a “sick” building. Managers of these facilities and buildings are starting to take into consideration such steps as using water and air purifiers, low or even no VOC paint, and furniture and carpeting that don’t themselves give off toxic fumes. Simpler, yet as effective, is the use of products that are environmentally friendly. You will find information on these products in the following article.
Thing To Avoid:
1. Volatile Organic Compounds – Volatile Organic Compounds or VOCs are fumes that can be toxic when emitted from certain solids or liquids. According to the EPA, concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors.
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