H.E.L.P. Meeting Minutes
September 22, 1999
Clayton Environmental
Welcome and Agenda
Short Topics
Sewer Release Guidelines
Jim handed out the updated version of King County's Laboratory Waste
Management Guide, written by Dave Waddell.
Waste Recycling Survey
Laura passed out the
results of
the survey in spreadsheet form, identifying specific waste streams and
the companies who accept those recyclable materials.
Acetone Recycling
Joe mentioned that Envirotech (206-363-9000) will process your used acetone
and return it to you ACS grade with GC confirmation.
Hepatitis C Virus
Joe handed out an article from Scientific American discussing
hepatitis C
Indoor Air Quality
Steve Li gave a presentation on indoor air quality, then led a discussion of specific cases faced by the audience.
In his presentation, Steve identified four main IAQ contributors:
Occupant perception of whether indoor environmental conditions meet their needs results from the multi-factorial interplay of these four main contributing factors. Currently, there are no OSHA regulations governing indoor air quality, and it is not likely that we will see any. ASHRAE 62-1999 ("Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality") is a primary engineering reference available on this subject.
When confronted by an IAQ complaint, some of Steve's recommendations are to remain open minded, to show due diligence in your response, and "communicate, communicate, communicate" (involve as many potential stakeholders as possible). Steve distributed a list of potentially helpful literature references and articles relevant to current IAQ issues. He has additional copies on request (206-763-7364; sli@claytongrp.com).
HELP members discussed many different examples of indoor air quality complaints, ranging from bad perfume to the improper placement of intake/exhaust ports. Solutions included "no reapplication of fragrance" policies, maintaining 30-65% relative humidity, performing physical inspection of HVAC components, and enumerating IAQ responsibilities in tenant leases.
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention
Dr. John Falkenberg discussed ways to reduce the potential for musculoskeletal injuries to the back. John works as an injury prevention consultant for Back Safe, a company providing 2 hour training modules for up to 20 people at a time. John can be reached at 425-455-5144.
Next Meeting
When: Wednesday, November 17th
Where: Chiroscience R&D/Rapigene, Inc.
1725 - 220th Street SE, Suite 200
Bothell, WA 98021
Topic: The new OSHA/WISHA respiratory protection standard.