On this episode, Ames talks with Corey Boles, PhD, a Senior Health Scientist with Cardno Chemrisk about a concerning question for many: How can I be safe and work effectively as I return to my office environment? Corey shares about employee and leadership priorities and what risk factors should be considered as office teams move forward with physical returns to their office space. Corey is one of the contributors to updated guideline documents for BackToWorkSafely.org.

The reopening of office workplaces should be conducted in a thorough manner accounting for several factors before employees are allowed to return; these guidelines for general office settings are available for free at <a href="https://www.backtoworksafely.org/" target="_blank">backtoworksafely.org</a>.

This episode was first published on September 1, 2020.

5 on the Frontline with Dawn Bolstad-Johnson: Indoor Air Quality and Urban Wildfires

Welcome to 5 on the Frontline with AIHA's Director of Government Relations, Mark Ames. From time to time, Mark will do a 5-minute interview with an expert in the public health and safety-related fields (such as industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety science, etc.) to talk about current and future policy action points that affect the lives of workers and their communities, worldwide.

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