 Good indoor air quality includes control of airborne pollutants, the introduction and distribution of adequate outdoor air, and maintenance of acceptable temperature and relative humidity. Good indoor air quality contributes to a favorable learning environment for students, performance of teachers and staff, and a sense of comfort, health, and well-being. These elements combine to assist a school in its core mission of educating children.
KEY RESOURCES FOR:
Parents
EPA IAQ Tools for Schools shows how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air problems at little or no cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff.
DHSS Indoor Environments Program Home Page. General information, technical resources
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School Staff
Indoor air quality walkthrough: Learn how to inspect your school or worksite, 2007, NJEA
Indoor Air Quality Standard strengthened, 2008, NJEA
Solving a mold mess.
Beat the heat; Cool our schools.
DHSS PEOSH Indoor Air Quality Standard, This Web page includes the standard, Employer’s Guide, Model Written Program, as well as checklists and sample forms to help school staff and administration understand and comply with the requirements of the IAQ Standard.
EPA Home Page, IAQ Tools for Schools EPA IAQ Tools for Schools, shows how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air problems at little or no cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff.
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School Administrators
DHSS PEOSH Indoor Air Quality Standard, This Web page includes the standard, Employer’s Guide, Model Written Program, as well as checklists and sample forms to help school staff and administration understand and comply with the requirements of the IAQ Standard.
EPA IAQ Tools for Schools shows how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air problems at little or no cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff.
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Architects and Engineers
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard, 62.1-2004 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 – Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
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Other Resources
- Excessive Heat
- NIOSH Topic Page on Heat Stress
- OSHA Topic Page on Heat Stress
- School temperature bill proposed, 2007, NJEA
- Mold
- DHSS Indoor Environments Program Home Page. General information, list of consultants, laboratories and contractors.
- DHSS PEOSH Information Bulletin, Mold in the Workplace, Prevention and Control, 2005. Intended to provide guidance to New Jersey public employees and to assist building managers, custodians, and others who are responsible for building maintenance, and who respond to mold and moisture situations in buildings.
- EPA Home Page on Mold in Schools
- National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities Resource List on Mold
- Outdoor Air Near Schools
- EPA Webpage on Assessing Outdoor Air Near Schools
- DHSS PEOSH IAQ Information Bulletin, 2004. Provides an overview of indoor air quality, the symptoms associated with poor indoor air quality, causes of poor IAQ, how to correct poor IAQ, how to control chemical and microbial contamination and a list of resources.
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Healthy School Facility Environments
