Sick Building Syndrome: Analysis if an office is "Sick" or not.
I am looking for an individual or company that can actually take (air, water, office) samples, analyse these and report on an office environment being "Sick" or not and whatever found, find solutions to these issues if possible.
Location specific: Cape Town Area, South Africa
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Bernard G.
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Sick building syndrome is more of a generalisation, there are not specific criteria you can measure against.
Cristina F.
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Marshall M.
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I know you are not in the USA, but here were have national governmental agencies, NIOSH/OSHA who inspect. Everyone thinks these Federal agencies are the bad guys, but the rules and agencies are there to "protect and serve". OSHA will always perform a free complimentary audit and then provide recommendations without triggering scrutiny (unless someone files a complaint). NIOSH was one of the first sources for confirming "sick building syndrome" with analysis of air content and lack of ventilation.
I do not know if SA has siniarly resoyrces.
Sharon B.
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Consider contacting the University of Cape Town. As one of Africa's leading research universities, they may be able to assist you or direct you to someone who can. Check with their MRC/UCT Occupational & Environmental Health Research Unit.
http://www.uct.ac.za/
http://www.health.uct.ac.za/research/groupings/oehru/
There is also the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and their Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health.
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/
http://www.coehr.uct.ac.za/objectives/objectives.php
Another resource for information is the World Health Organization (WHO), an international agency for health and a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN).
http://www.afro.who.int/
http://www.who.int/countries/zaf/en/
