Is Your Workplace Silently Making You Sick
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Toxic Offices
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Is Your Office Toxic?
• If you think your office environment is a clean, safe place to work in
• And the only toxins you’ll encounter are your own colleagues…
• It might be time to think again…
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Is Your Office Toxic?
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has seen investigations involving office toxins dramatically grow.
– In 1980, 6% of all cases
– In 1992, 42% of all cases
– In 2013 80-90% of all cases
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Sick Building Syndrome
• Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a situation in which building occupants experience acute health problems that appear to be linked to time spent in a building.
• Sick Building Syndrome can be caused by
– Inadequate ventilation and poor indoor air quality
– Chemical contaminants from indoor or outdoor sources
– Biological contaminants.
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Sick Building Syndrome
• WHO classifies approximately 30% new office buildings as sick.
• U.S. companies could save as much as $58 billion annually by preventing sick-building illnesses and an additional $200 billion in worker performance improvements by creating offices with better indoor air
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Beware of the Air You Breathe
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A Different Kind of Virus on Your Computer
• Percentage of the office surfaces tested and found to have high levels of germ contamination:
– 75 % of break room sink faucet handles
– 48 % of microwave door handles
– 27 % of keyboards
– 26 % of refrigerator door handles
– 23 % of water fountain buttons
– 21 % of vending machine buttons
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A Different Kind of Virus on Your Computer
• The average desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet bowl, and is about 100 times more than the average kitchen table. – The office desk: 10 million bacteria per sq inch.
– Desktop surface: 20,961 bacteria per sq inch
– Telephones: 25,127 bacteria per sq inch
– PC Keyboards: 3,295 bacteria per sq inch
– PC Mouse: 1,676 bacteria per sq inch
– Office Toilet seat: 49 bacteria per sq inch
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Chemical Overload in Computers
• The list of toxic components in computers – Lead & cadmium in computer circuit boards
– Cadmium in computer batteries
– Hexavalent Chromium on steel plates
– Lead oxide & Barium in Cathode ray tubes
– Brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) in printed circuit boards, cables and plastic casing.
– Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVCs) in copper cables and plastic computer casings
– Mercury in switches and flat panel screens
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Chemical Overload in Computers
• The list of toxic components in computers – Lead & cadmium in computer circuit boards
– Cadmium in computer batteries
– Hexavalent Chromium on steel plates
– Lead oxide & Barium in Cathode ray tubes
– Brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) in printed circuit boards, cables and plastic casing.
– Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVCs) in copper cables and plastic computer casings
– Mercury in switches and flat panel screens
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The Worst Brands…
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Sick Workers- Impact of a toxic office
• It can take up to 7.2 years to get rid of some toxins accumulated in a human body.
• 64 million Americans or approximately 50% of the workforce complain of SBS style symptoms. 23% of those 64 million report that their symptoms improve after leaving their work environment.
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Short Term Impacts
• The commonest short term work-related effects: – Lethargy- 57%
– Blocked nose- 47%
– Dry throat- 46%
– Headache- 43%
– Itching eyes- 28%
– Dry eyes 27%
– Runny nose 23%
– Flu like symptoms- 23%
– Difficulty in breathing-9%
– Chest tightness- 9%
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Long Term Impacts
• Some Long Term effects include: – Cancer
– Liver damage
– Kidney damage
– Nervous system failure or coma
– Fluid in the lungs
– Memory loss
– Asthma
– Circulatory collapse
– Genetic changes and Birth defects
– Blindness
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What You Can Do to Detoxify Your Office
• Go Green: Put plants around your desk to absorb toxins and clean the air
• Go for a Walk: Open windows and take regular breaks outside in the fresh air (not in the car park surrounded by pollutants)
• Cleanse Your Body: Go on a cleansing diet to help the body remove harmful toxins
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What You Can Do to Detoxify Your Office
• Chemical-Free Cleaning Products: Ask your cleaners to use natural, toxin-free cleaning products
• Wipe Clean: Use sanitizing wipes to clean your hands and equipment
• Throw Out Old Computers: Old equipment leaks more toxins
• Clean the air: Ensure the HVAC units are well-maintained and cleaned regularly
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