The New Jersey Indoor Air Quality Program was established to ensure a healthy working environment for state workers during their normal working hours. The College of New Jersey has assigned Nicole Moskal as the Designated Person. The Industrial Hygiene Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with this program. Should you have any compliance questions or concerns, please call the office at x2881 for assistance.
Air Quality Health Concern
To report an indoor air quality concern, please contact the Office of Environmental Health and Safety at extension x2881 or 609.771.2881 from a cell phone in fresh air. Indicate you are calling for an indoor air quality concern and ask to speak to a representative from the office. Do not email your concern as it may not be received or responded to in a timely fashion. If the concern is related to an odor that is affecting health, please move to fresh air immediately and call (609) 771-2881. The Designated Person or an office representative will work with persons requiring assistance with indoor air quality matters. The Office of Environmental Health and Safety’s normal business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) – temperature, humidity, odors, and microbial growth
- For temperatures that are too hot or too cold within office spaces, please contact Facilities via a ticket or at x2353. The Indoor Air Program temperature range is 68-79 degrees F for office spaces during normal work hours.
- For humidity that is too high or too low within office spaces, please contact Facilities via a ticket or at x2353.
- For general cleaning concerns, please contact Building Services via a ticket or at x2353.
- For pest control, please submit an Online Work Order Request. For more information on pest control at TCNJ, please refer to the Pest Control dropdown under Services on Building Services’ homepage.
- To report nuisance odors, please contact Facilities via a ticket or at extension x2353.
- For all odors that are affecting health, please move to fresh air and call the EHS office at 609.771.2881.
- For emergencies outside of normal business hours, please contact Campus Police at extension 2345 or 609.771.2345 from a cell phone in fresh air.
- To report visible microbial growth, please place a Facilities ticket or contact Facilities at extension 2353. Visible microbial growth reporting is shared with the Designated Person who will coordinate with other areas on campus to ensure the visible growth is addressed and a source is ultimately corrected.
Preventing odors in buildings on campus
- All pest control complaints must be submitted through an Online Work Order Request.
- Do not use products from home, especially insect control products. To learn more about how the College’s pest control procedures, please refer to the Pest Control dropdown under Services on Building Services’ homepage.
Microbial Growth
Mold Prevention on campus
- Report all water leaks, no matter how small to Facilities via a ticket or extension 2353. Even if a leak was already reported to Facilities previously, the suspected source may have already been responded to and thought to be corrected, so reporting each time the leak occurs is useful information to Facilities. For emergency services after hours, please contact Campus Police at (609) 771-2345.
- If you see mold, please contact Facilities via a ticket or call x2353 and indicate that you are seeing mold and report the suspected building issue (i.e. a wet ceiling tile is usually from a leak above the tile, etc.). The source of the problem will be addressed through Facilities Operations and cleaned by Building Services as necessary.
- If you are in a residence hall on campus please note that students are responsible for cleaning their own personal bathrooms. If you are experiencing a facilities-related problem, such as a lack of ventilation within a shower area, or a leaking sink, shower, or toilet, please contact Facilities via a ticket or at extension 2353.
- Should you have a health concern associated with any mold or suspect mold inside a campus building, please contact the Industrial Hygienist.
Mold Projects
- Projects to remove large areas of mold are completed through the College utilizing an environmental consultant and/or contractor. Should you have a question or concern related to a mold project, please contact the assigned Project Manager or the Industrial Hygienist.