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Greener And Safer: Some Potential Choices For Interior Materials For Buildings Undergoing Construction Or Renovation, Nellie J. Brown
Greener And Safer: Some Potential Choices For Interior Materials For Buildings Undergoing Construction Or Renovation, Nellie J. Brown
Nellie J. Brown, MS., C.I.H.
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What is good for the environment is not automatically safer for workers, but it should be possible to make choices to that are both “greener” and “safer”.
This guide aims to help you to be “greener and safer” by planning ahead – prevention through design by making good choices of materials. Sometimes choices are interconnected and may have multiple benefits. USCDC/NIOSH has piloted a program, in collaboration with OSHA, AIHA, and many others, called “prevention through design” (PtD). The concept of PtD can be defined as: Addressing occupational safety and health needs in the design process to prevent …