Problems in the indoor air of workplaces are issues which occupational health care often needs to consider when evaluating the health risks of a work environment.
There is a growing research interest on the part of occupational hygienists, air quality in confined spaces, because the advent of electronic devices in office environments has improved the efficiency of the work at the expense of air quality. The increasingly widespread use of photocopiers and printers has been associated with the sick building syndrome (SBS)