NAOSH Week Has Arrived

Just a reminder that North American Occupational Safety Week began yesterday, May 2nd, and will continue until Saturday, May 8th. This week provides a perfect opportunity to evaluate the safety conditions at your workplace, whether you’re a business owner or an employee.

*For a general safety checklist provided by the Ontario NAOSH Network, click below:

Safety Checklist

One aspect of Safety and Health in the workplace is indoor air quality. Poor indoor air quality can lead to both temporary and long-term health issues for employees. To evaluate the air quality of your workplace, please consider the following helpful resources:

Indoor Air Quality Information from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety:

• Is indoor air quality (IAQ) a health and safety concern?
• What are the common causes of IAQ problems?
• What are indoor air contaminents?
• What symptons are often linked to poor indoor air quality?
• What are some health-related issues?
• When should I start suspecting that IAQ may be a problem?
• Are there laws or guidelines for IAQ?

For additional answers to your Indoor Air Quality questions visit http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/iaq_intro.html#_1_10.

For detailed indoor air quality guidelines from the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), please visit:

For Standards: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/standards.html.

For Hazard Recognition: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/recognition.html.

For Evaluation and Control: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/control.html.

For Additional Information: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/otherresources.html

For Ventiliation Information: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ventilation/index.html.

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