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Asthma In the Home and Workplace: Risk Factors, Triggers, and Prevention.

This article provides information on the risk factors, triggers, and prevention of asthma in the home and workplace. It discusses the role of mice, chemicals, smoke, mold, pets, and household dust mites in triggering asthma. It also highlights the hazards of chemicals and sprays in the home, as well as the association between occupational exposure and asthma. The article offers tips for reducing potential sources of asthma triggers and maintaining a healthier indoor environment. It also provides resources for further information on healthy homes.

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Asthma In the Home and Workplace: Risk Factors, Triggers, and Prevention.

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  1. Asthma In the Home and Workplace:Risk Factors, Triggers, and Prevention.

  2. Mice • Chemicals Hazards in the homeAsthma Triggers • Smoke • Mold • Dogs Cats • Cockroaches • House dust mites

  3. Chemicals, Fragrances, and Sprays

  4. Asthmagens in the home • Air Fresheners • Cleaning Products • Sprays & Coatings • Formaldehyde • Carpets • Vinyl Floors • Drywall • Hobbies • Home Maintenance

  5. Bleach Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) 2012 Workers exposure and Asthma Not just trigger but causes Asthma Children at greater risk lung development Increases in EPA registered bleach product concentration -Issues with dilution and exposure

  6. Reduce Potential Sources • Don’t use it if you don’t have to. • Use proper PPE at work or with home chores. • Substitute a better product. • Look for “Green Seal”, “Eco Logo” or “Safer Choice” on bottles.

  7. Aerosol Sprays and Fragrance • Body sprays, deodorants, cleaning sprays, and sunscreen. • Triggers asthma attacks • Why do they reach the lungs easier than sprays?

  8. Bamboo Palm Snake Plant Areca Palm Spider Plant Peace Lily Gerbera Daisy

  9. Healthy Cleaning

  10. Keep It Contaminant-Free – What You Can Do

  11. Keep It Ventilated – What You Can Do

  12. Styrene Sulfuric Acid Ammonia Bleach Nitrogen Dioxide Nanoparticles Occupational AsthmaTriggers

  13. Questions to ask yourself: Does asthma get worse at work or school? Do symptoms improve when away from work? What type of industry are you working in? Are others at work experiencing the same issues? When did it start? Occupational Asthma

  14. Mold

  15. Moisture Sources • Poorly managed rainwater/groundwater • Plumbing leaks • Condensation on surface • Construction moisture

  16. How Water Enters a Building Leaks (liquid) Cooking Bathing Watering Plants Breathing Washing (water vapor) Surface water (liquid) Air from soil (water vapor) Groundwater (liquid)

  17. Condensation when Cold Outside Mold around window where there is no insulation. Mold due to poor insulation or wind blowing through insulation.

  18. Keep It Dry – What You Can Do

  19. Keep It CleanWhat You Can Do

  20. Dust Mites, Bed Bugs, and Pests

  21. Reduce Exposure Choose safer products • Roach baits • Gels • Dusts • Glueboards and Snap Traps

  22. Cockroach Control • Habitat modification • Monitors • Dust and caulk • Baits and gels • Insect growth regulators • Sticky traps

  23. Bed bugs - Don’t Panic • Can be avoided and eliminated • Every skin irritation or bite is not bed bugs • You can see them. • Do not cause or spread diseases. • Heat and/or steam can kill them. • Protocols and communication key to control

  24. Bedbugs - Control • Exclusion • Preparation • Traps – interceptors

  25. Bed bug - Treatment • Inspection • Vacuum • Heat or cold • Pesticides by PCO only • Re-inspection & retreatment • Encasements & interceptors

  26. Keep It Pest-FreeWhat You Can Do

  27. Healthy Homes Principles

  28. Resources • http://www2.epa.gov/saferchoice • http://www.greenseal.org/ • http://www.turi.org/ • http://www.epa.gov/asthma/ • Umass Lowell Healthy Homes

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