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Cooling Tower Safety: Be Bacteria Aware!

May 5, 2014 by Admin 1 Comment

Cooling Tower Safety: Be Bacteria Aware! Guest Post Many people may be unaware of the health hazards associated with cooling towers. However, these systems can pose a significant threat to health, both for employees and the general public, particularly from Legionella bacteria. Wherever they are … [Read more...] about Cooling Tower Safety: Be Bacteria Aware!

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Air Quality, bacteria, cooling towers, legionella, sick building syndrome

Air Quality: Do Not Let Your Employees Be At Risk

May 1, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Air Quality: Do Not Let Your Employees Be At Risk Guest Post Do your employees complain of headaches or trouble concentrating while at work? Have you considered the quality of air may be the culprit? You may not be aware, but contaminated air at the work place can affect employee health, comfort … [Read more...] about Air Quality: Do Not Let Your Employees Be At Risk

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Are your office plants a health and safety danger?

June 16, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

  Article from one of our newest contributors in the UK Are your office plants a health and safety danger? We all like to give our office a bit of greenery with the help of a plant or two. It helps to brighten the place up and create a relaxing, productive workplace. From big palm trees … [Read more...] about Are your office plants a health and safety danger?

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Air Quality, office plants, office safety, office safety risks

SIWA Breakfast Seminar – Indoor Air Quality

June 10, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

“INDOOR AIR QUALITY – MOULDS, TOXINS AND OTHER NASTIES IN YOUR WORKPLACE BUILDINGS - WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM” PRESENTERS: Hayden  York, Healthy Building Systems HBS has been established since 1996, as a soft flooring company managing soft floorings into both the … [Read more...] about SIWA Breakfast Seminar – Indoor Air Quality

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Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business

January 21, 2013 by Admin 1 Comment

Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business By Darren W Chow You can't always be sure the things that are hiding in your water supply. It isn't something that you should take for granted just because you live in a civilized area. Legionella is just one such bacteria that can … [Read more...] about Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business

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Four Things to Remember when You Buy a Carbon Monoxide Detector

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Four Things to Remember when You Buy a Carbon Monoxide Detector If agencies that monitor cars bought carbon monoxide detectors for the purpose of controlling emissions of cars, for a home it may have a different function. Carbon monoxide is basically smoke. Therefore, these detectors have also been … [Read more...] about Four Things to Remember when You Buy a Carbon Monoxide Detector

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Updated Health Alert on Diesel Exhaust Fumes

June 26, 2012 by Admin Leave a Comment

Updated Health Alert on Diesel Exhaust Fumes Update from Noel Arnold On 12th June 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organisation (WHO), classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans. Background The classification was based … [Read more...] about Updated Health Alert on Diesel Exhaust Fumes

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