Indoor environment: regulatory developments and emerging standards of care. From: Defense Counsel Journal | Date: January 1, 1995| Author: Kopon, Andrew, Jr.; Gergits, Joseph C. | COPYRIGHT 1995 International Association of Defense Counsels. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The standards of care regarding indoor air quality are likely to expand as public concerns about indoor air pollution increases. Employers and building owners must be aware of their duty to maintain indoor air quality. They should remove or abate pollution problems. This might include maintaining a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, having smoking restriction and storing paints and pesticides in an adequately ventilated area. Increasing ventilation rates in the HVAC syst...

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