Indoor air quality

Page content: A guide to indoor quality | Unflued gas heaters | Passive smoking | Bushfire smoke & health | Evaporative coolers

A guide to indoor air quality

A guide to indoor quality in the home for buyers, builders and renovators produced by the Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing and the enHealth Council in 2002

A guide to indoor air quality in the home for buyers, builders and renovators (3100kb, pdf)
This document is available from the enHealth Council web site.

Unflued gas heaters

Unflued gas heaterscan provide useful, extra heat for your home in Victoria's cold climate. However, they may be a risk to health when they are not used properly or not serviced regularly. This booklet gives information on what you need to know and what actions you can take to reduce any risk to your family's health

Do you have an unflued gas heater? (531kb, pdf)

Passive smoking

Tobacco smoke is a major cause of air pollution in the home. Breathing other people's tobacco smoke may harm your health - even if you don’t smoke. This booklet gives information on what you need to know and actions you can take to protect your family's health.

Does Anyone Smoke in Your Home? (320kb, pdf)

Bushfire smoke & health

Bushfire smoke and health (33kb, pdf)

Evaporative coolers - An operation and maintenance guide for owners

Evaporative coolers are also known as evaporative air conditioners, evaporative air coolers and 'swampies'. They use water to cool outdoor air for indoor use.

There is no evidence to implicate evaporative coolers as a cause of Legionnaires' disease, however, maintenance is required to prevent odours or possible complaints occurring as a result of the accumulation of dirt and growth of slimes and moulds within the unit.

These guidelines cover installation, operation and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient functioning of your evaporative cooling equipment.

Evaporative Coolers: An Operation and Maintenance Guide for Owners (251kb, pdf)

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