Air Quality

Are your office plants a health and safety danger?

Air Quality

  Article from one of our newest contributors in the UK – visit their site: http://whatishealthandsafety.co.uk/ Are your office plants a health and safety danger? We all like to give our office a bit of greenery with the help of a plant or two. It helps to brighten the place up and create a relaxing, [...]

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SIWA Breakfast Seminar – Indoor Air Quality

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“INDOOR AIR QUALITY – MOULDS, TOXINS AND OTHER NASTIES IN YOUR WORKPLACE BUILDINGS – WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM” PRESENTERS: Hayden  York, Healthy Building Systems HBS has been established since 1996, as a soft flooring company managing soft floorings into both the residential / commercial market, specializing in the Aged and [...]

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Do You Know Whether Your Ductwork Has Been Properly and Competently Cleaned?

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Do You Know Whether Your Ductwork Has Been Properly and Competently Cleaned? By Ali Withers Air duct systems in buildings where there are large numbers of people need to be as clean and free of potential viruses as possible, whether the people using the buildings are employees, visitors or perhaps patients, school children or frail [...]

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Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business

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Why A Legionella Risk Assessment Is Important To Your Business By Darren W Chow You can’t always be sure the things that are hiding in your water supply. It isn’t something that you should take for granted just because you live in a civilized area. Legionella is just one such bacteria that can hide in [...]

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Mould in Home Air Conditioners

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photo credit: lintmachine When was the last time you cleaned the dust filters on your split system air conditioner or “window rattler”. I just opened ours at home and was quite shocked by what I found – do yourself and your family a favour and do it now or when you get home tonight!!!!!!! The [...]

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Mould in Air Conditioning Systems

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[picappgallerysingle id="9008375"] While the toxic “black mold” (Stachybotrys chartarum or Stachybotrys atra) does not appear to be as prevalent in Australia as it is in parts of the US, many air conditioning systems are breeding grounds other very commonly occurring moulds which are also cause for concern. Due to recently publicised out breaks over the [...]

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