Air Quality in the work environment is a matter to be taken very seriously…
Corporate environments usually have a large number of people who stay there for many hours of the day, and there are still others who circulate around the place.
From offices to factories, the average workload of a Brazilian worker is 44 hours a week, most of the time divided into a daily journey of up to 8 hours of work.
Certainly there are many forms of division. But regardless of the form adopted by the company, Brazil is one of the countries with one of the highest workloads in the world! So a remarkable fact is… People spend a lot of time at their jobs!
The subject we brought up here deals precisely with the role of the company in terms of health in the workplace:
- The importance of air quality in these environments where people spend most of their lives.
- Existing ways to minimize disease risks related to poor air quality.
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Ventilation System x Air Quality is a must for companies
Air quality can influence people's health in general, even affecting the company as a whole. The matter is so serious that it is punishable by means of a fine for companies that do not comply with the relevant laws regarding air treatment in collective use environments.
Therefore, there are basic measures that companies must take, aiming at the protection and well-being of their employees.
Adopting a ventilation or air conditioning system that provides air quality through its treatment is a highly important issue. It is a precautionary measure and also mandatory, to assure your employees…
…safety, protection and good working conditions!
Workers spend many hours in their workplace, and there are many people breathing the same air. Add to that a closed and manufactured environment and that's it! Health risks increase significantly.
Air Filters: Protection and Safety
It is sanctioned by law and specified by ABNT standards that all closed spaces for collective use need an air renewal system and/or local air conditioning. And it is the role of this system to offer a more pleasant and favorable environment for people. In addition to offering adequate protection minimizing the risk of contamination by airways.
However, air conditioning has the main task of cooling, removing and controlling the humidity of the air, only. The necessary additional care is borne by the air filters, which is of fundamental importance in safety, after all, they are the ones who will guarantee the quality of the air through the adopted system (cooling or ventilation).
Replacement of Air Filters
In the same way that filters are so important, maintenance and replacement of filters are not far behind. Exchanges are essential for the system to be able to provide clean and reliable air to everyone.
ANVISA, together with the Ministry of Health, made the implementation of the PMOC Law 13.589/2018 mandatory, aiming to minimize airborne diseases.
In order for air filters to control harmful particles and gases (removing the risk of chemical and biological contamination that may occur), it is important to replace them with the correct frequency. So they do not overload with dirt, preventing the filtering system from effectively fulfilling its function.
The use and replacement of air filters removes risks and offers guaranteed protection to employees, avoiding possible health problems that range from simple symptoms to more severe and lethal diseases acquired in the long term by excessive exposure to an environment contaminated by dust. industrial, soot particles, fungi, viruses and bacteria, gases and toxic products.
Air conditioning and thermal comfort. In addition to the control of occupational diseases (which can occasionally lead employees to medical leave or low productivity) related to poor air quality. These are things that can be obtained through a system that performs air filtration.
Symptoms and diseases caused by poor air quality
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Burning or itchy eyes or skin
- flu, colds
- Respiratory diseases such as: asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis
- Lung cancer
What are the most risky sectors?
There are industries where the risks are even greater, as chemical and toxic products are handled in them, as in the case of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
It is the role of companies to provide security to all their employees, through the use of PPE, for example. And also through air treatment systems.
The protection offered by filters extends to the environment, employees, industrial processes and even the final consumer. Avoiding, for example, the contamination of products that will reach him at the end of the chain.
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