Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces

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Main Author: Pinto, Manuel
Publication Date: 2022
Other Authors: Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro, Lanzinha, João, Monteiro, Marisa
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Summary: Currently, people spend most of their time inside their homes. However, poor conditions in terms of comfort and quality of the indoor environment can pose high risks to the inhabitants’ health. Therefore, a good quality environment is essential, since, in addition to the hazards present in indoor air (e.g., particles, (S)VOCs, CO, radon and tobacco smoke), extreme temperatures, relative humidity levels, pests (e.g., mold, dust mites and bioaerosols), noise, airborne infectious agents (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) and contamination through water and soil can cause physical injuries, respiratory diseases, damage to multiple organ systems as well as harmful effects on the mental health of the occupants. Faced with this requirement, housing evaluation models were studied together with the main types of risk that could affect the health of the inhabitants, with the objective of proposing a new evaluation model for housing health and safety risks, fitted to the occupants, and especially suitable for Portuguese dwellings, although applicable in other geographical contexts. As a result of this analysis, this article proposes a new model for evaluating health and safety risks in housing, applicable in Portugal, supported by an inspection form and, as the main difference from the existing models, parameter measurements, providing complementary data for the evaluation. This model was created based on a set of functional and regulatory requirements that were identified for the healthy use of living spaces. Twenty-eight hazards were identified, and the respective risk factors were assessed using different processes and target demographics, including visual inspection, parameter measurements, occupants’ age and location and age of housing. In order to validate the model and determine its usefulness, it was applied to a set of houses with different construction dates, locations and occupants. This exercise enabled the identification of hazard classes and the calibration and fine tuning of the model application. Finally, proposals for future work are presented in order to create a base of evolution for the model.
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spelling Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing SpacesHazardRiskSafetyHealthHousingAssessmentMASHHCurrently, people spend most of their time inside their homes. However, poor conditions in terms of comfort and quality of the indoor environment can pose high risks to the inhabitants’ health. Therefore, a good quality environment is essential, since, in addition to the hazards present in indoor air (e.g., particles, (S)VOCs, CO, radon and tobacco smoke), extreme temperatures, relative humidity levels, pests (e.g., mold, dust mites and bioaerosols), noise, airborne infectious agents (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) and contamination through water and soil can cause physical injuries, respiratory diseases, damage to multiple organ systems as well as harmful effects on the mental health of the occupants. Faced with this requirement, housing evaluation models were studied together with the main types of risk that could affect the health of the inhabitants, with the objective of proposing a new evaluation model for housing health and safety risks, fitted to the occupants, and especially suitable for Portuguese dwellings, although applicable in other geographical contexts. As a result of this analysis, this article proposes a new model for evaluating health and safety risks in housing, applicable in Portugal, supported by an inspection form and, as the main difference from the existing models, parameter measurements, providing complementary data for the evaluation. This model was created based on a set of functional and regulatory requirements that were identified for the healthy use of living spaces. Twenty-eight hazards were identified, and the respective risk factors were assessed using different processes and target demographics, including visual inspection, parameter measurements, occupants’ age and location and age of housing. In order to validate the model and determine its usefulness, it was applied to a set of houses with different construction dates, locations and occupants. This exercise enabled the identification of hazard classes and the calibration and fine tuning of the model application. Finally, proposals for future work are presented in order to create a base of evolution for the model.MDPIRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de ViseuPinto, ManuelPastorinho, Manuel RamiroLanzinha, JoãoMonteiro, Marisa2023-03-08T16:16:58Z2022-06-062022-06-06T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7645engPinto, M.; Pastorinho, M.; Lanzinha, J.; Monteiro, M., Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces, Environments, vol. 9, pp. 69, 20222076-3298https://doi.org/10.3390/environments9060069info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-11T02:30:50Zoai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/7645Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:21:51.137797Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
title Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
spellingShingle Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
Pinto, Manuel
Hazard
Risk
Safety
Health
Housing
Assessment
MASHH
title_short Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
title_full Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
title_fullStr Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
title_full_unstemmed Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
title_sort Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces
author Pinto, Manuel
author_facet Pinto, Manuel
Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro
Lanzinha, João
Monteiro, Marisa
author_role author
author2 Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro
Lanzinha, João
Monteiro, Marisa
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinto, Manuel
Pastorinho, Manuel Ramiro
Lanzinha, João
Monteiro, Marisa
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hazard
Risk
Safety
Health
Housing
Assessment
MASHH
topic Hazard
Risk
Safety
Health
Housing
Assessment
MASHH
description Currently, people spend most of their time inside their homes. However, poor conditions in terms of comfort and quality of the indoor environment can pose high risks to the inhabitants’ health. Therefore, a good quality environment is essential, since, in addition to the hazards present in indoor air (e.g., particles, (S)VOCs, CO, radon and tobacco smoke), extreme temperatures, relative humidity levels, pests (e.g., mold, dust mites and bioaerosols), noise, airborne infectious agents (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) and contamination through water and soil can cause physical injuries, respiratory diseases, damage to multiple organ systems as well as harmful effects on the mental health of the occupants. Faced with this requirement, housing evaluation models were studied together with the main types of risk that could affect the health of the inhabitants, with the objective of proposing a new evaluation model for housing health and safety risks, fitted to the occupants, and especially suitable for Portuguese dwellings, although applicable in other geographical contexts. As a result of this analysis, this article proposes a new model for evaluating health and safety risks in housing, applicable in Portugal, supported by an inspection form and, as the main difference from the existing models, parameter measurements, providing complementary data for the evaluation. This model was created based on a set of functional and regulatory requirements that were identified for the healthy use of living spaces. Twenty-eight hazards were identified, and the respective risk factors were assessed using different processes and target demographics, including visual inspection, parameter measurements, occupants’ age and location and age of housing. In order to validate the model and determine its usefulness, it was applied to a set of houses with different construction dates, locations and occupants. This exercise enabled the identification of hazard classes and the calibration and fine tuning of the model application. Finally, proposals for future work are presented in order to create a base of evolution for the model.
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