News from Other Sources

September 2020

• 22 September 2020 – Victorian respiratory protection program (Victoria State Government)
• 3 September 2020 – N95 masks are the gold standard in coronavirus protection, but experts warn they need to be fit-tested (ABC News)
• 1 September 2020 – Respiratory protection for frontline healthcare workers in Australia (Australian Society of Anesthetists)

August 2020

• 24 August 2020 – Medicos concerned about ill-fitting masks as infections spiral (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• 11 August 2020 – Program to test if Illawarra healthcare workers’ masks protect them from COVID-19 (Illawarra Mercury)

June 2020

• 24 Jun 2020 – A Guide to Buying P2, or Equivalent, Respirators for use in the Australian and New Zealand Work Environment (AIOH)

May 2020

• 13 May 2020 – Supply of fake face masks (SafeWork)

March 2020

• 26 Mar 2020 – Coronavirus Basics — Respirator Fit Testing in the Age of COVID-19 (OHS online)

February 2020

• 3 Feb 2020 – Tackling air pollution may accidentally trigger serious health issues (New Scientist)

December 2019

• 3 Dec 2019 – Should I wear a face mask to protect myself from bushfire smoke? (ABC News)

October 2019

• 18 Oct 2019 – Pupils at inner city schools to take part in major air pollution programme (Air Quality News)

March 2019

• 12 Mar 2019 – Gold Coast stonemason Anthony White dies from silicosis (9 News)

February 2019

• 18 Feb 2019 – Workplace exposure standards open for public comment (Safe Work Australia)

October 2018

• 19 Oct 2018 – AIOH says silicosis in stonemasons should never have happened (AIOH)
• 11 Oct 2018 – AIOH Position on respirable crystalline silica and its potential for Occupational Health Issues (AIOH)
• 10 Oct 2018 – The biggest lung disease crisis since asbestos: Our love of stone kitchen benchtops is killing workers (ABC News)

September 2018

• 12 Sep 2018 – NIOSH Updates Position on Facial Hair, Respirator Use (AIHA)
• 9 Sep 2018 – Terminal silicosis: Six cases in three weeks prompts urgent government warning to workers (ABC News)

August 2018

• 30 Aug 2018 – Melbourne factory fire: 30 million litres of toxic water pumped from creek as smoke rises (9News)