Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Testing & Monitoring
The Importance of Indoor Air Quality Testing
Indoor air quality testing is crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of occupants in any building, be it homes, offices, or industrial spaces. Poor indoor air quality can lead to a range of health issues, from allergies and respiratory problems to long-term exposure-related conditions. Eurofins Malaysia focuses on comprehensive IAQ testing and monitoring, identifying harmful pollutants like dust, mold, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other contaminants that compromise air safety. By detecting these pollutants early, IAQ testing helps businesses maintain healthy environments, comply with regulatory standards, and improve overall workplace productivity.
Poor indoor air quality contributes to both short and long term health issues and lead to decreased productivity, absenteeism, and possible litigation. The typical symptoms associated with poor indoor air quality include eye, nose, and throat irritation, headache, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue. Therefore, it is one of the general duties as prescribed under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) for the employer and an occupier (including building owner and building management) to provide a safe workplace to their employees or other person than his employees (occupant).
The purpose of this industry code of practice is to provide guidance on improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) and to set minimum standard for selected parameters that will avoid discomfort and/or adverse health effect among employees and other occupants of an indoor or enclosed environment served by a mechanical ventilating and air conditioning (MVAC) system including air cooled split unit
The objective of the industry code of practice:
- To establishes a set of acceptable exposure limits for chemical and biological contaminants;
- To establishes a set of acceptable values for specific physical parameters;
- To describe a mechanism to identify, evaluate and control these indoor air contaminants; and
- To specifies other appropriate occupational safety and health measures.
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