The quality of indoor air is an essential factor to be taken into account in the risk assessment of the health and safety of employees and the third parties that may be present in these buildings.

Health Effects

Sampling and method for the determination of biological agents:

For the identification of the biological agents/hazards in the workplace, a special air sampling suction device is used, which is based on a system for the collection of airborne particles according to Anderson’s principle, which is universally accepted and is according to the standard ISO 14698-1 (Clean rooms and associated controlled environments –Bio-contamination control – Part 1: Central Principles and methods).

The device is based on the principle of air crash, which passes through a perforated plate on sterile petri dishes contain microbiological media. After sampling, and an incubation step is followed. The plates incubate in the incubator at a given temperature for a given period of time for each microbiological parameter.