Green Office Advice

This interesting and unfortunate fact is relevant to everyone that spends considerable time in their office. As published in GreenMachineShop.com by Thomas, it states that “Particulate Dust Kills 370,000 Europeans per Year. Particulate dust, very small particles that are smaller than 1/10th of a human hair, is responsible for the death of up to 370,000 Europeans per year and shortens the average life expectancy by about 3 years, reported the German SWR radio station today.

Dust sources are for example the particulates that come of your car tires when you’re driving. In a household or office environment the bigger particulate sources are laser printers and copiers and vacuums.

To reduce the particulate dust at the workplace, best is to replace laser printers, with ink jet printers and solid ink printers. These printers don’t use toner. Also, open windows and doors as much as possible.”

So if you work in office, talk to your Boss, or if you are a Boss, please do something good about your people.

Thank You.