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Industrial Hygiene
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BUILDING-RELATED HEALTH COMPLAINTS

Contrary to recent popular opinion, not all complaints are equal to  mold. And not all allergy complaints are equal to mold. Furthermore, not all complaints are equal, nor necessarily associated with, the same cause(s). Omega Southwest Consulting identifies and isolates the cause of building-related health complaints in a focused, cost effective manner. The principal has published several books regarding indoor air quality.

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Documents review

Blueprints  (AutoCAD expertise able to work off as-built drawings supplied by building management)

Building walk-through 

	Occupied areas
	Air handling system(s)
	Bathroom air exhaust(s)
	Occupant activities

Interviews with facility personnel

	Maintenance
	Custodial

Observations of areas and activities exterior to the building (e.g., relative location of sources of chemicals, Microbes, pollinating trees, outdoor air contaminants, moisture
on building materials)
 

Assessment of occupant complaints
    Interviews
    Short easy-to-complete questionnaires

Develop a theory as to the cause of the health complaints

Test the theory           

Air and Surface Sampling

Forensic dust sampling--Where allergens are suspect, this technique is inexpensive 
and highly effective.
 

Carbon dioxide--Used to determine adequacy of fresh air, sometimes used during the preliminary building survey)
 

Carbon monoxide (gas fired furnaces and water heaters)

Formaldehyde (e.g., off-gassing from particleboard)

Volatile organic compounds (e.g., paint solvents)

Allergens--molds, fungi, bacteria, insect parts-and-pieces, and dust mites
 

Endotoxins
 

Toxigenic and pathogenic molds
 

Bacteria (toxic and commensal)
 

4-Phylcyclohexene (carpet component)
 

Pesticides