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COVID-19: mitigating transmission via wastewater plumbing systems
By its very design, the wastewater plumbing system is a harbinger of pathogenic microorganisms with, under some circumstances, the potential to enable airborne transmission of viruses ... -
New director elected to AIRAH board
AIRAH has elected Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH to its national board of directors joining Paul Jackson, F.AIRAH and Ura Sarfejoo, M.AIRAH, who were re-elected to the board ... -
ARBS rescheduled for February 2021
The air conditioning, refrigeration building services exhibition (ARBS) has announced it will take place on Monday 15 to Wednesday 17 February 2021 at the Melbourne Convention ... -
Public warned about plumbing scams during COVID-19 pandemic
Property owners are being warned about unlicensed persons conducting plumbing work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plumbing, drainage and gasfitting work is essential to ensuring the health ... -
Tradies remain essential to the economy in COVID-19 environment
On-demand tradie platform hipages will remain open for business throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It connects with 40,000 tradespeople Australia-wide and notes that the industry is an ... -
COVID-19 can’t stop ambitious plumbers
The Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grants has hit a record number of applications, with less than one week left to apply. This comes despite the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Leaders must acknowledge role of plumbers in fight against COVID-19
The Master Plumbers’ Association of Queensland (MPAQ) has called on government leaders and health professionals to acknowledge that licensed plumbing and drainage contractors provide an essential ... -
Government stimulus measures are commended, further needed for trade industries
The federal government is being asked to urgently provide a new and expansive stimulus package which aims to keep the building and construction industries, and the ... -
HVAC and COVID-19
There is considerable interest in the role that HVAC may play in the transmission of COVID-19. This Advisory Note from A.G.Coombs provides an overview on viral ... -
White House identifies plumbers as ‘Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers’
The President and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Coronavirus Guidance for America identifying plumbers and other tradespeople as “essential critical infrastructure workers” ...
