Environment
I N F O R M A T I O N F R O M K O D A K
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in Photographic Processing Facilities
INTRODUCTION
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) presents a framework of federal regulations that set chemical exposure standards for the workplace environment. These standards outline allowable limits that employees may be safely exposed to during the work day. Effective ventilation systems are an important tool that will help minimize employee exposure to photographic processing chemicals. While photographic processing facilities are typically considered to be a low hazard
workplace, indoor air quality environment can be improved if well engineered ventilation systems are installed.
This publication will provide information on the following topics:
•Indoor air quality
•Exposure concepts
•Air contaminants
•Exposure standards and guidelines
•Methods of evaluation
•Ventilation and work practice control measures
Kodak’s health, safety, and environmental publications are available to help you manage your photographic processing operations in a safe, environmentally sound and
It will help you understand the role and proper use of ventilation systems in the workplace.
This publication is meant to assist others with their compliance programs. However, this is not a comprehensive treatment of the issues. We cannot identify all possible situations and ultimately it is the reader’s obligation to decide on the appropriateness of this information to his/her operation.
©Eastman Kodak Company, 2002
