Indoor Air Quality standards – A must for healthy workplaces in India
Introduction There is an increasing focus and much discussion about the importance of indoor air quality in enclosed areas where people gather together whether it be offices, hospitals, schools or public places such as malls airports etc. The issue of indoor air quality and its impact on health and wellbeing is more pronounced in the offices or workplaces where people work together for hours. Most work places are located in the most polluted cities or areas in India which makes a strong case for close focus (monitoring) and implementation of appropriate governance, reporting and remedial measures. As per University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC ) , the region including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally to pollution. The issue of air quality within major business hubs in India is also varying degrees as indicated in the chart below (Refer – www.aqi.in ): CITY Last 24 hrs average AQI Mumb...