Ebony Office Interiors Announces "Furniture Extraction Service"

A chemical free "Furniture Extraction Service" has been designed to maintain the environmental health of your upholstered office furniture as well as promoting the general health condition of employees. The CDC reports that maintaining a healthy office environment requires attention to chemical hazards, equipment and work station design, physical environment (temperature, humidity, light, noise, ventilation, and space).

Seattle,WA (PRWEB) June 18, 2009 -- Impaired immune function can result in uncontrolled inflammation or increased susceptibility to diseases. Allergic conditions are exaggerated immune responses to substances often found in the workplace. Areas of interest to explore might include: health risks due to employment in mold-contaminated work spaces; runny nose and sinus from occupational allergen exposures; the impact of occupational exposures to chemicals on normal immune function; and the identification of allergens in the workplace imposing significant health risks to workers in various sectors and industries.

A total of 1.3 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required employee recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident or illness in 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor. In Washington State the Dept. LNI claims for injuries due to Bacterial and Circulatory causes, Skin Disorders and Infectious and Unspecified harmful parasitic diseases represented over 3.5 million dollars in claims last year alone.

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In addition to sanitizing the environment, the other two best approaches to reducing indoor air pollution are source control and ventilation. Listed below are specific steps for improving indoor air quality. The differences in health outcomes from exposure are due to important moderating variables, such as:

Limiting the use of products and materials that emit strong odors and irritants:

• Air freshener sprays

• Chalk dust

• Cleaning products

• Hair sprays

• Insect spray

* Sawdust

• Smoke

• Strong perfume and talcum powder.

• Moderate indoor humidity and moisture.

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In conclusion, the importance of allergies and allergens in triggering and exacerbating conditions such as asthma is supported by several studies. Key findings include the following.

In children and adults, sensitive to indoor allergens, the severity of asthma symptoms may vary with the level of exposure. Reduction of exposure to dust mites has produced improved Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) and reduction in airway inflammation and hyper-responsiveness in sensitive children and adults (Nelson 2000; Frew 2003a; Simpson and Custovic 2004).

Taken together, these studies make a strong argument for the importance of regularly extracting allergens from upholstered furniture which limits the aggravating factors in asthma in both children and adults.

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