Description
Book SynopsisEach year, thousands of people experiencing flu-like symptoms due to poor air quality and ventilation in the workplace. Other indoor environment dangers that can affect the health of workers range from exposed asbestos insulation to subtle psychological dangers such as limited sunlight.
Table of ContentsDoes This Building Have an Indoor Environmental Quality Problem?
(P. Hagan).
What Factors Can Affect an Indoor Environmental Quality Complaint?
(P. Hagan).
Investigating Health Complaints (R. Gots).
Indoor Air and Health: Clear-Cut, Equivocal, and Unlikely (R. Gots).
What Can We Learn About Indoor Environmental Quality Concerns from Studies?
(A. Hedge).
Investigating Health Complaints: Behavioral Aspects (A. Hedge).
Communicating Results of the Investigation (A. Hedge).
Government Inspections of the Building (J. O'Reilly).
Indoor Health Litigation and the Building Management (J. O'Reilly).
Litigation by the Tenant's Employees (J. O'Reilly).
Legal Options of the Complaining Occupant-Employees (J. O'Reilly).
Complaints by the Tenant Company (J. O'Reilly).
Building Owner's Options to Sue Persons Other Than Tenants (J. O'Reilly).
Insurance Law Implications of Indoor Health Claims (J. O'Reilly).
Case Study: The Brigham and Women's Hospital Experience (T. Ricciardone).
Case Study: Anchorage, Alaska (A. Hedge).
The Chicago High-Rise IEQ Case (R. Graham & C. Drew).
Appendices.
Index.
