Monthly Archives: August 2009



[Translate] The 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report has just been released, following the disastrous Bushfires in Victoria in January 2009 where 73 people died. Some of the recommendations do not seem to have been though out. For example, Recommendation 7.1 includes “the safest option is always to leave early […]

2009 BushFires Royal Commission Interim Report




[Translate] A US Institute of Medicine task force has just reported on the use of PPE with the H1N1 Swine Flu. Of particular interest is early findings from Professor MacIntyre’s (University of New South Wales) study into PPE in Chinese hospitals Major findings of the task force from an occupational […]

US IOM Task Force reports on PPE with HINI Swine ...