Healthy Buildings Keep Employees out of Bed and Employers out of Court.

Dunklee, Dennis R.; Silberman, Richard M.

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ERIC Number: EJ437525

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Healthy Buildings Keep Employees out of Bed and Employers out of Court.

Dunklee, Dennis R.; Silberman, Richard M.

School Business Affairs, v57 n12 p19-22 Dec 1991

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a situation in which at lease 15-20 percent of a building's occupants exhibit physical symptoms in a pattern that is linked to the building in which they work. Describes health effect, factors and causes of SBS, implications for risk management, and precautions school officials should take. (MLF)

Descriptors: Air Pollution, Building Design, Climate Control, Court Litigation, Disease Incidence, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Absenteeism, Occupational Diseases, Prevention, School Districts, Ventilation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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