INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Health Hazard Evaluation

NIOSH conducts investigations of possible health hazards in the workplace. These investigations, called Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs), are conducted under the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the authority of the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, following a written request from employees, authorized representative of employees, or employers, to determine whether any substance normally found in the place of employment has potentially toxic effects in such concentrations as used or found.

Some recent HHE reports related to indoor air quality have been listed below, but for a comprehensive listing, please search the HHE Database .

• 2012-0081-3169 - Lighting, Indoor Environmental Quality Concerns, and Job Stress at a Call Center - California
• 2011-0096-3176 - Evaluation of Indoor Environmental Quality at an Accounting Office - Florida
• 2011-0004-3128 - Evaluating a Persistent Nuisance Odor in an Office Building - Maryland
• 2010-0168-3136 - Indoor Environmental Quality Evaluation at a Health Clinic - Indiana
• 2010-0045-3129 - Evaluation of Health Concerns in a Public Middle School - Virginia
• 2009-0172-3124 - Evaluation of Dampness-associated Respiratory Symptoms with Relocation of Staff during Remediation of an Elementary School - North Carolina
• 2009-0193-3114 - Evaluation of Exposure to Tuberculosis among Immigration Employees - Illinois
• 2008-0237-3097 - Evaluation of Cancer, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Potential Chemical Hazards at a Police Department - Ohio
• 2008-0166-3079 - Evaluation of Cancer among Occupants of Two Office Buildings