The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration to evaluate a possible health hazard at a university-operated health clinic. Employees believed their symptoms were related to ongoing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) problems at the health clinic. Their symptoms included headache, dizziness, lethargy, cough, metallic tastes, and itchy and watery eyes. NIOSH's findings and recommendations are discussed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation at a brewery in Colorado. The union submitted the request because of concerns about musculoskeletal disorders. Tasks requiring repetitive motions on the can line and in the bottle depalletization (depal) areas were thought to be the cause of these disorders. The NIOSH's findings and recommendations are discussed.