On April 3, REHVA updated its COVID-19 guidance document with the following revisions and additions: Latest information on the airborne transmission and implications to HVAC systems was added; Ventilation continuous operation guidelines were updated to be explicit; SARS-CoV-2 stability data … Continue reading →
ASHRAE announced a Society-wide effort to respond to the current global COVID-19 pandemic and provide guidance on how to ensure that buildings are prepared for future epidemics. The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has been established to help deploy ASHRAE’s technical … Continue reading →
During the present global disease pandemic, a time which is unique to the world and its global communities, our risk assessments need to continue to be comprehensive, thorough, and appropriately vetted. As stewards to occupational health and safety professionals around … Continue reading →
The HVAC systems in most non-medical buildings play only a small role in infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19. Knowledge is emerging about COVID-19, the virus that causes it (SARS-CoV-2), and how the disease spreads. Reasonable, but not certain, inferences about spread … Continue reading →
AIHA represents industrial hygienists and occupational health and safety scientists who play vital roles on the front lines of public health emergencies, such as the novel coronavirus. Some of the ways AIHA members help control the spread of highly infectious … Continue reading →
