IAEE and GBAC expand partnership

IAEE and GBAC announce new course offering.

22 June, 2022

Six aspects of an effective infection control policy

Six tips for keeping building occupants and guests safe and healthy.

8 September, 2020

Victoria announces aged care funding, infection control training

Victorian and Federal Governments announce aged care funding package.

20 July, 2020

Australia to conduct national hotel quarantine review

Nationwide review to be conducted into government’s hotel quarantine program.

13 July, 2020

WA workers learning safety skills

New short courses in infection control aim to help minimise the risk of COVID-19.

6 July, 2020

Australians ‘do the right thing’ when following COVID-19 advice: survey

Australians showed high level of compliance during the peak of COVID-19 emergency.

24 June, 2020

Victorian Government to offer infection control training

The training will be a mixture of online and workplace learning and involve up to 25 contact hours.

24 June, 2020

Australian infection prevention and control guidelines released

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care release 2019 guidelines.

3 June, 2019

Hospital floors may pose a larger health risk than previously thought, study finds

Industry experts weigh in on new study that suggests hospital room floors may be an overlooked source of infection.

7 June, 2017

Qld govt calls for new health powers

State health officials to be given new powers to investigate, shut down and fine facilities putting people at risk of serious infections.

7 March, 2017

Boeing harnesses UV light to create a self-cleaning bathroom

The new bathroom design also includes touchless ‘faucets, soap dispenser, trash lid and hand dryer, plus a toilet seat that lifts itself so that all the surfaces are exposed to the UV rays’.

8 March, 2016

Copper proves to be powerful antibacterial on touch surfaces

New research from the University of Southampton shows that copper can destroy MRSA spread onto surfaces by touch.

2 March, 2016