NIBS Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
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This is from the National Institutes of Building Sciences on Indoor Environmental Quality. http://ieq.nibs.org/om/gr_policies.php
They make recommendations from EPA standards and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities recommendation as well as from many other Federal sources and professionals.
Here is a brief summary of quotes: "It is recommended that cell phone use be prohibited in areas of a building when requested by an electromagnetically sensitive individual who needs to work or visit that area."
"People with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities can experience debilitating reactions from exposure to extremely low levels of common chemicals such as pesticides, cleaning products, fragrances, and remodeling activities, and from electromagnetic fields emitted by computers, cell phones, and other electrical equipment."
"Reasonable accommodations for a chemically sensitive and/or electromagnetically sensitive individual can include providing a space or meeting area that addresses one or more of the Cleaner Air criteria, upon request, such as
* Require cell phones and computers be turned off"
"Designate areas free from use of cell phones, two-way radios, and wireless equipment."
To read these quotes on the website follow these directions: http://ieq.nibs.org/om/gr_policies.php
Click on left bar link: OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Click on: General Recommendations
Click on: Policies (Smoking, Fragrance, Cell phone, Notification, Vehicle idling)
Click on: Cell Phone Use Policy
It is recommended that cell phone use be prohibited in areas of a building when requested by an electromagnetically sensitive individual who needs to work or visit that area. Also, see information on use of a Cleaner Air Symbol in the Designated Cleaner Air Room report.
Click on left bar link: DESIGNATED CLEANER AIR ROOMS Under: Further explanation of the Criteria for Conditions of Use
Clink on: Cell Phones Turned Off Protect those with electromagnetic sensitivities and others who may be adversely affected by electrical equipment.
Recommendations for Accommodations
People with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities can experience debilitating reactions from exposure to extremely low levels of common chemicals such as pesticides, cleaning products, fragrances, and remodeling activities, and from electromagnetic fields emitted by computers, cell phones, and other electrical equipment.
The severity of sensitivities varies among people with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities. Some people can enter certain buildings with minor accommodations while others may be so severely impacted that they are unable to enter these same spaces without debilitating reactions.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability laws, public and commercial buildings are required to provide reasonable accommodations for those disabled by chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities. These accommodations are best achieved on a case-by-case basis.
Reasonable accommodations for a chemically sensitive and/or electromagnetically sensitive individual can include providing a space or meeting area that addresses one or more of the Cleaner Air criteria, upon request, such as
* Require cell phones and computers be turned off
Left link: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
click on: Recommendations
Click on: Occupancy
Designate areas free from use of cell phones, two-way radios, and wireless equipment.
Informant: Andrew McAfee
This is from the National Institutes of Building Sciences on Indoor Environmental Quality. http://ieq.nibs.org/om/gr_policies.php
They make recommendations from EPA standards and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities recommendation as well as from many other Federal sources and professionals.
Here is a brief summary of quotes: "It is recommended that cell phone use be prohibited in areas of a building when requested by an electromagnetically sensitive individual who needs to work or visit that area."
"People with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities can experience debilitating reactions from exposure to extremely low levels of common chemicals such as pesticides, cleaning products, fragrances, and remodeling activities, and from electromagnetic fields emitted by computers, cell phones, and other electrical equipment."
"Reasonable accommodations for a chemically sensitive and/or electromagnetically sensitive individual can include providing a space or meeting area that addresses one or more of the Cleaner Air criteria, upon request, such as
* Require cell phones and computers be turned off"
"Designate areas free from use of cell phones, two-way radios, and wireless equipment."
To read these quotes on the website follow these directions: http://ieq.nibs.org/om/gr_policies.php
Click on left bar link: OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Click on: General Recommendations
Click on: Policies (Smoking, Fragrance, Cell phone, Notification, Vehicle idling)
Click on: Cell Phone Use Policy
It is recommended that cell phone use be prohibited in areas of a building when requested by an electromagnetically sensitive individual who needs to work or visit that area. Also, see information on use of a Cleaner Air Symbol in the Designated Cleaner Air Room report.
Click on left bar link: DESIGNATED CLEANER AIR ROOMS Under: Further explanation of the Criteria for Conditions of Use
Clink on: Cell Phones Turned Off Protect those with electromagnetic sensitivities and others who may be adversely affected by electrical equipment.
Recommendations for Accommodations
People with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities can experience debilitating reactions from exposure to extremely low levels of common chemicals such as pesticides, cleaning products, fragrances, and remodeling activities, and from electromagnetic fields emitted by computers, cell phones, and other electrical equipment.
The severity of sensitivities varies among people with chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities. Some people can enter certain buildings with minor accommodations while others may be so severely impacted that they are unable to enter these same spaces without debilitating reactions.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability laws, public and commercial buildings are required to provide reasonable accommodations for those disabled by chemical and/or electromagnetic sensitivities. These accommodations are best achieved on a case-by-case basis.
Reasonable accommodations for a chemically sensitive and/or electromagnetically sensitive individual can include providing a space or meeting area that addresses one or more of the Cleaner Air criteria, upon request, such as
* Require cell phones and computers be turned off
Left link: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
click on: Recommendations
Click on: Occupancy
Designate areas free from use of cell phones, two-way radios, and wireless equipment.
Informant: Andrew McAfee
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