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Assessing Risk in Water-Damaged Buildings

Presented by Dr Nicole Bijlsma, Australian College of Environmental Studies

Assessing Risk in Water-Damaged Buildings

Date: Tuesday 9 February 2027
Time: 11.00am to 12.30pm
Format: Online

VMBSG is pleased to present this online professional development session, delivered by Dr Nicole Bijlsma, Australian College of Environmental Studies.

About the session

Our understanding of the health implications of living and working in water-damaged buildings has grown substantially. The publication of two Australian Standards and Safe Work Australia’s Code of Practice has further highlighted the importance of identifying at-risk populations and carrying out appropriate mould remediation to a recognised standard of care.

In the presentation, Dr Bijlsma will explore how to assess risk by gathering and consolidating multiple forms of evidence, and illustrate the approach with case studies.

Who Should Attend?

This session is relevant to professionals involved in assessing, inspecting, managing or responding to water-damaged buildings, including:

  • Municipal and Private Building Surveyors
  • Building Inspectors
  • Council Building and Compliance Officers
  • Building and Construction Professionals
  • Property and Facilities Managers
  • Other professionals involved in building safety, maintenance and compliance

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of:

  • The potential health risks associated with water-damaged buildings, including the importance of identifying vulnerable occupants.
  • How to assess risk by gathering, evaluating and consolidating multiple forms of evidence.
  • The relevance of Australian Standards and Safe Work Australia’s Code of Practice to mould assessment and remediation.
  • The importance of appropriate mould remediation and recognised standards of care.
  • How risk assessment principles can be applied to practical situations through real-world case studies.

About the presenter

Nicole Bijlsma, Australian College of Environmental Studies.

Dr Nicole Bijlsma is a building biologist, bestselling author of Healthy Home Healthy Family, and founder of the Healthy Home (Building Biology) movement in Australia.

She established the Australian College of Environmental Studies in 1999 – a Registered Training Organisation delivering the nation’s only accredited training in Electromagnetic Field Testing and Mould Testing, through which she has trained more than 400 restorers and tradespersons.

Nicole co-authored the RACV insurer report The Perfect Storm: Implications of Mould in Australian Homes, and served as a committee member for the development of Australia’s first national Standard on mould. She was also the lead author of the first randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of Wi-Fi exposure on sleep in real-world conditions.

With over 30 years of tertiary teaching experience and numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, Nicole is a respected authority on environmental health. She is regularly consulted by the media and lectures nationally and internationally on the health impacts of mould, electromagnetic fields, and toxic chemicals.

Registration fees

$170 Member VMBSG  |  $505 Council Group (3+ VMBSG Members)  |  $340 Non-member VMBSG  |  AIBS Members save 10% on Non-member rate (fees inc. GST)

Link to attend

The link to attend this session shall be emailed to the email address you have used to purchase your ticket prior to the session. If you are purchasing a ticket on behalf of a team member, please be sure to use their email address not your own.

Paying by credit card

  • Once your payment has been completed, a tax receipt will be generated automatically and emailed to you for your records. You must look out for this email for your receipt.
  • If you require your council’s postal address to appear on the tax receipt, please ensure you enter the council address during checkout rather than your personal or another address.
  • Please ensure the email address entered during checkout is your own, as this is the address the link to attend the online session will be sent to.
  • Your tax receipt will be included in the payment confirmation email. If you need to provide the receipt to your accounts team, please forward the entire email, as the email body itself is the tax receipt.

 

Notes:
  • Recording and presentation slides will be sent to all registered. Only those who attend the session will receive a Statement of Attendance.
  • CPD Points for AIBS accreditation: TBA
  • Council group bookings: Councils may register at a discounted rate when nominating three or more team members. However, each attendee must be a current VMBSG member. Team members who are not current members will be charged the non-member rate. Council will be contacted for names of delegates.

 

Assessing Risk in Water-Damaged Buildings