Indoor Air Quality - Contaminants, Causes and Corrective Actions

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1 day(s) , 7 instructional hours

About This Event:

This one-day workshop introduces indoor environmental quality followed by an in-depth discussion of indoor air quality. The instructor explains microbial contaminant effects from an allergenic, toxic, and pathogenic perspective. Sick building syndrome and other IAQ maladies are addressed with discussions on identification, sampling and characterization, and remediation. Facets relating to adequate heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and associated ventilation standards are discussed as well.

Recommended For:

Facilities managers and engineers, maintenance personnel, environmental health and safety managers and technicians and other personnel interested in maintaining good indoor air quality in the workplace.

You Will:

Define the causes and outcomes of indoor air quality problems
Discover how indoor air quality fits within the broader scope of indoor environmental quality
Understand the primary causes of indoor environmental quality complaints
Learn how to conduct an indoor air quality investigation
Find out the unique issues/problems associated with assessing microbial contamination in the indoor environment
Comprehend approaches to correcting/remediating indoor air quality problems
Learn the process for assessing and addressing microbial contamination of the indoor environment through case study presentations.

Topics Covered Include:

Causes, effects and remediation principles for indoor air quality problems
Basic chemical contaminants and indicators such as CO2, CO, Aldehydes, VOCs, diesel fumes, tobacco smoke, odors, mold and other related compounds
A detailed look at biological contaminants, especially mold issues.

Instructor(s):

Wayne R. Thomann has worked in the field of indoor air quality and related issues since 1970. His interests are indoor environmental quality, bioaerosols and asthma, safety management, chemical and medical waste management and other related issues. Since 1992, he has been the Director of Occupational and Environmental Safety at Duke University Medical Center. Previously Dr. Thomann was Duke Medical Center's Director of Environmental Safety and Hospital Epidemiology. Prior to that he was the Bacteriology Supervisor at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Since 1999 he has served as Deputy Chair for Biohazard Science/Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Graduate Curriculum at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment. Dr. Thomann received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Florida Atlantic University in 1970, a master's degree in microbiology from Florida Atlantic University in 1974, followed by a doctorate in public health, biohazard science, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982.