sick-building syndrome
1Sick building syndrome — (SBS) is a combination of ailments (a syndrome) associated with an individual s place of work (office building) or residence. A 1984 World Health Organization report into the syndrome suggested up to 30% of new and remodelled buildings worldwide… …
2Sick Building Syndrome — gebäudebezogene Krankheit (f) eng Sick Building Syndrome, building related illness, tight building syndrome …
3sick building syndrome — UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION SBS) WORKPLACE ► an illness that people who work in office buildings can get, caused by poor air quality inside the building: »Parental leave, working time, sick building syndrome: these all affect health and the… …
4sick building syndrome — sick building .syndrome n [U] when chemicals and ↑germs stay in an office building and make the people who work there feel ill ▪ A common household fungus can contribute to sick building syndrome …
5sick building syndrome — n. a condition in which occupants of a building experience headaches, fatigue, respiratory ailments, dermatitis, etc., often attributed to contaminants, such as bacteria or chemical pollutants, that have been recirculated by air conditioning… …
6sick building syndrome — sick building ,syndrome noun uncount a medical condition that affects people who work in buildings where the air is not healthy …
7Sick building syndrome — A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed in a sick building, usually an office or other building that houses many people working in close proximity to one another. Sick building syndrome… …
8sick building syndrome — noun : a set of symptoms (as headache, fatigue, and eye irritation) typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings that is believed to be caused by indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms)… …
9Sick-building-Syndrome — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 J68 Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane durch Einatmen von chemischen Substanzen, Gasen, Rauch …
10sick building syndrome — N UNCOUNT Sick building syndrome is a group of conditions, including headaches, sore eyes, and tiredness, which people who work in offices may experience because the air there is not healthy to breathe. Built up static contributes to sick… …
