Management Programs

For more information, please contact Nellie J. Brown at 716-852-4191 or njb7@cornell.edu.

This workshop focuses on the causes of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and approaches it from a problem-solving perspective. You will deal with the fundamentals of the indoor air environment in non-industrial settings (such as offices, schools, banks), including the sources of the prob­lem, the typical health symptoms related to poor-quality air, and how occupants and building materials can be affected. The sources of indoor air contaminants are illustrated with case histories that put the problem into perspective and demonstrate the correctable nature of this problem. You will cover:

• The basics of conducting an IAQ investigation
• Important investigative tools including surveys of building inhabitants and the correlation of air-monitoring results
• Regulations and recommendations on the indoor environment
• Public relations and labor relations aspects to assist building owners and managers in dealing with perceptions and fears in building occupants

Key Topics

• Overview of indoor air quality
• Typical health symptoms related to poor quality air
• Regulations and recommendations on indoor air quality issues
• Overview of the public relations and labor relations aspects of IAQ to help deal with perceptions and fears in building occupants and others
• Surveying building occupants
• Basics of conducting an indoor air quality investigation
• Sources of indoor air contaminants with examples or cases that put the problem into perspective and demonstrate the correctable nature of this problem
• Using and interpreting air monitoring results (where appropriate)

Who Should Attend

HR managers, building/facility managers, property owners/ managers, real estate sellers and managers, and attorneys

Instructor

Nellie J. Brown, C.I.H., Director, Workplace Health and Safety, Cornell ILR