SICK BUILDING HAZARDS
Although you may not be able to see, smell, or feel the molecules of dirty air infiltrating your lungs and body, sick buildings harbor dangerous pathogens that you are inhaling with every breath and clinging to the largest organ on your body - your skin. One of the most deadly pathogens is the highly toxic mold, Stachybotrys, that produces mycotoxins. Another is formaldehyde from new office furniture that is outgassing the fumes.

If you have MCS or "multiple chemical sensitivities", you may be able to smell toxins and also manifest allergic reactions to toxins, viral particles, and fungal mold spores that spew forth from the air ducts (heat and air conditioning) of a sick building.

In a building with poor ventilation or in an airtight building, chances are that you are at least at risk of any illness that one may have in the building. Many buildings that were constructed airtight with windows that do not open are vacuum sealed containers of invisible "thingies" enveloping and entering your being all day long. These "thingies" can cause any or many of the symptoms listed above.

Should you see ceiling tiles that are wet and/or moldy, be sure to report it immediately to your company to have them replaced and to have the air system thoroughly cleaned, if that's possible. If you feel that your health is being compromised, a report to management should prompt an OSHA certified inspection within 30 days of the complaint.

Working in a sick building with or without symptoms may eventually lead to life threatening or crippling diseases.

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