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Indoor Air Quality Standard To Be Set Up

SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will establish an air quality standard for indoor working environment soon which requires employers and premises owners to maintain healthy air quality at all times, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn said.
He said officials from the ministry's Occupational Safety and Health Department were drawing up a standard which would meet international requirements.
The regulation would be implemented within six months and would apply to indoor-nature employers including factories, bars, pubs, casinos and karaoke centres.
The move, he said, would require employers to maintain the air quality standard despite the existence of smokers in the premises.