Ice arena inspection practice guide for indoor air quality management
Vittoria Vecchiarelli B.A.Sc., C.P.H.I.(C)
Abstract
Ice arenas are often a central hub for all age groups in a community to engage in sport and leisure activities. However, the use of fuel-powered ice resurfacing equipment indoors can expose players and spectators to air pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide at potentially harmful levels. While best practice documents on how to improve indoor air quality in ice arenas are available, there are currently no public health regulatory framework for inspecting ice arenas in Canada.
A project team comprised of public health representatives and industry experts (i.e., Ontario Recreation Facilities Association) came together with the goal to create a practical public health inspector guide to ice arena indoor air quality inspections. The secondary goal was to advocate for a consistent approach across Ontario public health units in assessing and inspecting the operation of indoor ice arenas, thereby reducing the personnel exposure to indoor air pollutants in arenas and help in standardizing public health education.
Related resource: A practical public health inspector guide to ice arena indoor air quality inspections
Speaker
Vittoria Vecchiarelli B.A.Sc., C.P.H.I.(C) is a Senior Public Health Inspector for a large public health unit in the Province of Ontario where she works in the Healthy Environments Program. For the past 8 years, her focus has been on indoor air quality investigations including the inspection of ice arenas. She is passionate about collaborating and working on multi-disciplinary teams to problem solve and complete projects. In her free time, Vittoria chairs the Program Advisory Committee for the Bachelor of Environmental Public Health Program and teaches a course for the Global Public Health Management Post-Graduate Certificate Program, both at Conestoga College.
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