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07-22-2003, 12:55 PM
Stories continue to be written about indoor air quality problems. OSHA, a unit in the Department of Labor, has authority to regulate indoor air in the workplace. Indoor air quality issues continue to receive more attention.
"Health experts say there’s a growing public awareness about the health risks associated with employees breathing polluted air in the workplace.
Polluted indoor air causes illness daily in offices, schools and homes across the country. Breathing bad indoor air can cause respiratory infections, skin, eye, nose and throat irritations, damage to the central nervous system, and cancer.
Indoor air contaminants include mold and chemicals such as pesticides. Poor ventilation, a common problem, can push contamination to dangerous levels"
Some believe a more comprehensive statutory base is needed at the Federal level.
"Dr. Philip Landrigan of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, an expert on environment and health. ‘‘By contrast, you are looking at millions of individual sources (affecting indoor air). It’s a regulatory nightmare.’’
No federal agency has broad regulatory authority to address indoor air, as the Environmental Protection Agency does with outdoor air.
We believe there is ample statutory authority at the Federal level. In addition, many of these issues should be addressed at the state and local level
because of the unique nature of the issue.
Read article (http://www.citizenonline.net/citizen/archive/articleC5D28CDE015042109DB58585763CC94D.asp)
"Health experts say there’s a growing public awareness about the health risks associated with employees breathing polluted air in the workplace.
Polluted indoor air causes illness daily in offices, schools and homes across the country. Breathing bad indoor air can cause respiratory infections, skin, eye, nose and throat irritations, damage to the central nervous system, and cancer.
Indoor air contaminants include mold and chemicals such as pesticides. Poor ventilation, a common problem, can push contamination to dangerous levels"
Some believe a more comprehensive statutory base is needed at the Federal level.
"Dr. Philip Landrigan of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, an expert on environment and health. ‘‘By contrast, you are looking at millions of individual sources (affecting indoor air). It’s a regulatory nightmare.’’
No federal agency has broad regulatory authority to address indoor air, as the Environmental Protection Agency does with outdoor air.
We believe there is ample statutory authority at the Federal level. In addition, many of these issues should be addressed at the state and local level
because of the unique nature of the issue.
Read article (http://www.citizenonline.net/citizen/archive/articleC5D28CDE015042109DB58585763CC94D.asp)