New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 100 - SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES › Subchapter 13 - INDOOR AIR QUALITY STANDARD › Section 12:100-13.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Air contaminants" refers to substances contained in the vapors from paint, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, solvents, particulates, outdoor air pollutants and other airborne substances which together may cause material impairment to employees working within the enclosed workplace.
"Building-related illness" describes specific medical conditions of known etiology which can be documented by physical signs and laboratory findings. Such illnesses include sensory irritation when caused by known agents, respiratory allergies, asthma, nosocomial infections, humidifier fever, Legionnaires' disease, and the signs and symptoms characteristic of exposure to chemical or biologic substances such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, pesticides, endotoxins, or mycotoxins.
"Building systems" includes the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, the energy management system and all other systems in a facility which may impact indoor air quality.
"Department" means the Department of Health.
"Designated person" means a person who has been given the responsibility by the employer to take necessary measures to assure compliance with this subchapter.
"Employee" means the term as defined at 12:100-2.1.
"Employer" means the term as defined at 12:100-2.1.
"HVAC system" means the collective components of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system including, but not limited to, filters and frames, cooling coil condensate drip pans and drainage piping, outside air dampers and actuators, humidifiers, air distribution ductwork, automatic temperature controls, and cooling towers.
"HVAC System Commissioning Report" means a document normally prepared by an architect or engineer that provides verification that the HVAC system is operating in conformity with the design intent.
"Office building" means a building in which administrative, clerical or educational activities are conducted. Examples of facilities and/or operations, which are not office buildings, include repair shops, garages, print shops and warehouses.
"Renovation and remodeling" means building modification involving activities that include but are not limited to: removal or replacement of walls, roofing, ceilings, floors, carpet, and components such as moldings, cabinets, doors, and windows; painting; decorating; demolition; surface refinishing; and removal or cleaning of ventilation ducts.
"Sick Building Syndrome" describes a situation in which a workplace is characterized by a substantial number of building occupants experiencing health and comfort problems that can be related to working indoors. Additionally the reported symptoms do not fit the pattern of any particular illness, are difficult to trace to any specific source and relief from these symptoms occurs upon leaving the building. It is important to distinguish Sick Building Syndrome from problems of building-related illness. The latter term is reserved for situations in which signs and symptoms of diagnosable illness are identified and can be attributed directly to specific airborne contaminants.