NSW Inquiry into Clean indoor air hands down final report
In a significant moment for indoor air quality, accessibility and inclusion today, the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into clean indoor air has handed down its final report.
We particularly welcome Finding 4:
“Clean indoor air in public buildings is essential to support accessibility and equity of access for people with a range of chronic health conditions and their families.”
The Safer Air Project was founded with a mission to have indoor air quality recognised as a critical accessibility and inclusion issue. To see this reflected so clearly in the inquiry’s findings means a great deal to us, and to the communities we advocate for.
We also welcome Finding 7, which recognises that:
“Poor indoor air quality in some New South Wales classrooms could potentially impact student learning and increase the risk of transmission of airborne illnesses, with subsequent impact on attendance as well as families and the broader community.”
We are deeply grateful to have been part of this process, with our founder Plum Stone invited to give evidence to the inquiry. Plum and her daughter were also delighted to be at NSW Parliament this morning for the tabling of the report by committee chair Dr Amanda Cohn MLC.
Thank you to Dr Cohn, the committee and everyone who shared their expertise and lived experience with the inquiry.
We look forward to hearing Dr Cohn speak more about the inquiry and its findings at our Safer shared air conference in Canberra next week.