{"id":739,"date":"2017-03-27T03:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2017-03-19T17:57:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T21:57:02","slug":"mold-101-osha-gives-guidance-on-mold-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/27\/mold-101-osha-gives-guidance-on-mold-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold 101: OSHA Gives Guidance on Mold in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_413\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_34883735_s-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Know the Facts About Mold.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_34883735_s-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Depositphotos_34883735_s-2015.jpg 499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mold At The Work Place<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) requires that all employers provide &#8220;safe and healthful working conditions&#8221; for all employees. While people often interpret the regulation in terms of physical risks, a workplace should also include clean air without excess levels of mold.<\/p>\n<p>OSHA, the governing body established to enforce the OSH Act, offers tips about detecting and preventing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/Publications\/preventing_mold.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">mold exposure in the workplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where Is Mold Found?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/15\/what-is-the-issue-with-mold-spores\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mold spores<\/a> are present everywhere, but they usually don&#8217;t cause problems at normal levels outdoors. Problems arise when the spores land on a damp spot indoors where they can multiply.<\/p>\n<p>Common breeding grounds for mold in the workplace include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaky or sweaty pipes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Poorly-maintained drain pans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Damp foundations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Poorly vented kitchens, showers or any area where steam is present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Building-Related Illnesses (BRIs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A building-related illness is one that includes symptoms objectively found to be linked to specific elements inside the building. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/28\/what-doctors-treat-mold-related-illnesses\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mold-related BRIs<\/a> are often allergic conditions such as rhinitis, asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reducing Risk of Mold BRIs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct regular inspections for water leaks, damaged door and window seals, and visible mold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure all damp areas and equipment are cleaned and dried as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wherever possible, vent all moisture-generating appliances and equipment to the outside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Effective Manhattan Mold Remediation for Buildings and Workplaces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Workers compensation claims are some of the biggest expenses for any business. Our two-step <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\" target=\"_blank\">MoldExterm Manhattan mold remediation program<\/a> makes your workplace safer by removing existing mold and preventing future infestations. Contact us today to schedule a <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/free-mold-treatment-quote.php\" target=\"_blank\">free mold inspection<\/a> by one of our friendly and professional technicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) requires that all employers provide &#8220;safe and healthful working conditions&#8221; for all employees. While people often interpret the regulation in terms of physical risks, a workplace should also include clean air without excess levels of mold. OSHA, the governing body<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,23,4,1],"tags":[38,83,145],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-identification","category-mold-treatment","category-news","tag-commercial-mold-treatment","tag-mold-treatment","tag-osha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}