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Worldwide, there is a growing recognition of the significance of environmental health and the importance of air quality. Consequently, there is mounting pressure on entities responsible for emitting pollutants, such as fugitive…

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-funded researchers working nationally have helped to reduce the health and socioeconomic burden of pollen-related allergic respiratory diseases by improving the monitoring of airborne pollen and…

The Royal Flying Doctor Service has offered a dedicated Mask Fit Testing (or MFT) service that helps match the right size and shape protective face mask…

Did you know? 587,000 Australian workers were exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica in the workplace in 2011, and 5,758  of them will develop lung cancer as a result of that exposure over…

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has approved Queensland’s new Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022 (PDF, 1.71 MB) The new Code is…

Victorian hospitals and health services must implement a Respiratory Protection Program including fit testing of staff to reduce the risk of…

Queenslanders’ with hayfever and asthma are set to benefit from the first high-precision, automated, pollen -monitoring instrument in the southern hemisphere, and its first use in…

Research shows that N95 masks that have passed a quantitative fit-test combined with HEPA filtration protects against high virus aerosol loads at close range and for prolonged periods of time. Read the…

Spring is not very popular for people who suffer from pollen allergies. In this web blog from Switzerland's Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss, they report on the development of the…

Congratulations to the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) on celebrating their 75th Anniversary!   NATA is Australia’s leading national accreditation body ensuring businesses meet the highest standards for their products and…