Australian Standards help with please

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Hi all. I recently posted a question with regards to a sick building

in Australia. My client has undergone another barrage of testing

fortunatly from a doctor who has expressed a concern between the state

of her health and the state of the building. Our swabs of infected

area are not yet showing signs of fungal growth and look unlikey to do

so. We are at the stage now of assessing the airconditioning systems,

air quality as well as the carpet that is continually wet and damp

whenever it rains. Not so easy to do as we are dealing with a massive

coporation who will not accept a private organisation coming in and

testing nor are we able to fund the project ourselves. The evidence is

all there I just need a co-hesive sequence to bring it all together. I

have hunted down the relevant australian standards that are noted in

the Queensland work place health and saftey act 1995 however would like

to know if anyone has information regarding any other qld or australian

standards that relate to the compliance of employers with regards to

performance requirements for assessing that a mechanical air-handling

system is in fact controlling the accumulation of harmful contamination

by micro-organisms, pathogens and toxins. Remember in my case we are

looking at a leaking air conditioning system as well as a wet, damp

ceiling and carpeting whenever it rains. Not to mention the fact that

our offending pathogens are probably invisible unless we start opening

up walls. Two huge cans of worms here and one if not both could be

contributing to the wide range of health symptoms being presented.

Our next procedural step is to lodge a complaint with work place health

and safety who will then investigate depending on their assesment of

the the severity of the complaint. We get one good shot at this so I

need to be well prepared and well armed when putting in the complaint

to ensure the investigator finds something!! Any help and direction

appreciated.

Regards

Jane