Dr Jane Whitelaw is a Certified Occupational Hygienist, Certified Industrial Hygienist and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists. She is an expert in Respiratory Protection with current research grants & recent publications investigating the efficiency of respirators against airborne particles. Dr Whitelaw is member of the Australian Standards Committee SF10 publishing AS/NZS 1715 &1716 on Respiratory Protection (Design and Use); and RESP-FIT Board Member and accreditation assessor. Her recent PhD thesis explored the “Physiological Effects of Respirator use”. Further to this, she is the Head of Discipline and OHS Academic Program Director for the National and Internationally Accredited Programs at the University of Wollongong.