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Indoor air quality : OHS information for owners, employers and workers [2022]

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This bulletin explains why indoor air quality is important and talks about some of the factors that affect indoor air quality. It also introduces some occupational health and safety requirements... More ≫

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This bulletin explains why indoor air quality is important and talks about some of the factors that affect indoor air quality. It also introduces some occupational health and safety requirements that may apply to indoor air quality concerns.

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Federal safe indoor air funding : school authorities

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Lists federal safe indoor air funding allocation to school authorities in Alberta. This is a top-up to the federal funding provided to provinces and territories to ensure a safe return to class... More ≫

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Lists federal safe indoor air funding allocation to school authorities in Alberta. This is a top-up to the federal funding provided to provinces and territories to ensure a safe return to class during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Horse River Wildfire response : environmental monitoring, public health assessment and ecological screening technical summary document

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River... More ≫

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River Wildfire of 2016 and after clean-up of the debris and damage that remained. The first part of the report includes high-level summaries from literature reviews on the contaminants of potential concerns from wildfire smoke and ash and their impacts on soil and human health. The second part includes the identification of potential risks to human and ecological health from ash and soil in fire affected areas, a health risk assessment of potential ash migration into residential gardens, an overview of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's remedial program, and a post-cleanup health risk assessment based on the post remedial soil sampling program results.

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Indoor air quality : OHS information for workers and employers [2017]

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Indoor air quality, or IAQ, is an important component of a healthy and comfortable workplace. IAQ considers the indoor environment, including the makeup of the air and comfort factors such as... More ≫

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Indoor air quality, or IAQ, is an important component of a healthy and comfortable workplace. IAQ considers the indoor environment, including the makeup of the air and comfort factors such as temperature and relative humidity. IAQ issues tend to be complex and should be properly assessed to identify problems and their solutions. This brochure discusses some effects a poorly-maintained IAQ can have on the body, and provides a general guide to maintaining all the components that lead to good indoor air quality.

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Environmental public health indoor air quality manual : a guide for environmental public health professionals

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This manual describes a general framework and provides a menu of tools to empower Alberta Environmental Public Health professionals (EPHPs) in their investigations and management of indoor air... More ≫

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This manual describes a general framework and provides a menu of tools to empower Alberta Environmental Public Health professionals (EPHPs) in their investigations and management of indoor air quality matters. The manual does not intend to be a definitive nor a comprehensive prescriptive work; rather, it offers a concise and up-to-date collection of methodologies and approaches that are useful in problem identification, risk intervention and harm reduction. In addition to providing practical tools useful in field applications, this manual re-acquaints practitioners with toxicological, risk assessment and risk management principles that are also useful in other Environmental Public Health fields.

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Indoor air quality

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Indoor air quality, or IAQ, is an important component of a healthy and comfortable workplace. IAQ considers the indoor environment, including the makeup of the air and comfort factors such as... More ≫

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Indoor air quality, or IAQ, is an important component of a healthy and comfortable workplace. IAQ considers the indoor environment, including the makeup of the air and comfort factors such as temperature and relative humidity. IAQ issues tend to be complex and should be properly assessed to identify problems and their solutions. This brochure discusses some effects a poorly-maintained IAQ can have on the body, and provides a general guide to maintaining all the components that lead to good indoor air quality.

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Evaluating livestock housing environments : optimizing ventilation system performance

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This fact sheet focuses primarily on negative-air-pressure mechanical ventilation systems. It is one of three fact sheets developed to assist in evaluating livestock housing environments.

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Evaluating livestock housing environments : principles of measuring indoor air quality

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This fact sheet explains the importance of the correct assessment of indoor air quality in managing livestock housing environments.

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Evaluating livestock housing environments : instruments for measuring indoor air quality

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This fact sheet examines portable, hand-held, field-quality instruments commonly used to diagnose animal environments. One of three fact sheets developed to assist in evaluating livestock housing... More ≫

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This fact sheet examines portable, hand-held, field-quality instruments commonly used to diagnose animal environments. One of three fact sheets developed to assist in evaluating livestock housing environments.

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