Why Monitor Air Quality in your Industrial Business?

Investment in air quality has demonstrated increased employee productivity, performance, along with several monetary benefits for grant & tax incentives and reduced healthcare costs. Air quality monitoring is an important step for first-detection for a variety of issues including equipment emissions, electrical shorts, and fires. An investment in air quality has the potential for significant financial returns while ensuring health and safety for all is a priority.

Increase productivity

Indoor air quality also has short-term effects that influence productivity and cognitive performance during work hours. Research shows that high levels of pollutants like particulate matter, CO2, and O3 can cause fatigue, nausea, dizziness, headaches, and other inflammations and irritations. These side effects significantly hinder employee productivity.

A Harvard University study estimates that companies complying with WHO standards will see a $6,500 per employee, per year increase in productivity.

Decrease Healthcare Costs

Inadequate temperature and humidity levels allow viruses to permeate longer in the air, as well as weaken the immune system’s ability to defend against them. 

Similarly, research demonstrates the direct correlation between COVID-19 mortality rates and heightened levels of particulate matter, which are small particles of dust, dirt, smoke, or liquid droplets that can infect the lungs and or get into the bloodstream, resulting in worsened breathing, asthma, heart attacks, and potentially long-term health consequences. 

Finally, COVID-19 and other airborne viruses are more easily transmitted in poorly ventilated areas, which can be indicated by CO2 levels.

Mitigate Risk

Oftentimes warehouses and storage facilities operate machinery and vehicles that emit several toxic gases. Forgetting to turn off one piece of equipment in a confined space can result in death within a few minutes. With GUAQ’s notification system, warehouses and facilities can get alerts to their phone to remind them to turn off this equipment if emission levels are becoming concerningly high.

ESG Initiatives/Certificates

Businesses that commit to sustainability and ESG initiatives open their doors to various grants, tax incentives, and other financial benefits. In addition, companies that satisfy ESG goals tend to be more profitable.