GCAQE

The Global Cabin Air Quality Executive (GCAQE) established in 2006 is the leading organization globally representing air crew with regard to cabin air quality, specifically contaminated air issues and representing over 500,000 aviation workers globally in 3 continents.

GCAQE members have been actively involved in working with crews, global experts, scientists, doctors and the aviation industry for many years on this subject, including being members of several international committees such as the [FAA] OHCRA project, ITF, SAE and ASHRAE committees.

The GCAQE is the largest organisation ever created, by crew representative groups, to tackle one specific problem:

"A global coalition of health and safety advocates committed to raising awareness and finding solutions to poor air quality in aircraft."

The GCAQE is currently co-chaired by former airline Captain Tristan Loraine and Judith Murawski, an industrial hygienist. Their hHead of research is [http://www.susanmichaelis.com Susan Michaelis]

On 27 March 2008, the GCAQE issued a Press Release in the UK calling for a ‘Public Inquiry’ into the ongoing exposure of passengers and crews to contaminated air on UK transport aircraft backed by the three major opposition parties. [ [http://www.gcaqe.org/article_march2008.html] March 2008] [ [http://express.lineone.net/posts/view/39339/Scandal-of-toxic-fumes-in-all-Jets "Scandal of toxic fumes in all jets" ] Express] [ [http://www.aopis.org/GreenspressreleaseMar08.pdf Press release] March 2008] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7315842.stm "Fumes 'leaking into plane cabins'"] "BBC News" 27 March 2008]

References

ee also

Environmental Control System

Further reading

*cite journal
journal=Aviat Space Environ Med.
year=1983
month=August
volume=54
issue=8
pages=738-40
title=Smoke/fumes in the cockpit
author=Rayman RB, McNaughton GB
pmid=6626083
*cite journal
title=Smoke and toxicity hazards in aircraft cabin furnishings.
author=Mason RV
journal=Ann Occup Hyg.
year=1974
month=December
volume=17
issue=2
pages=159-65
pmid=4451321
*cite journal
title=Blood carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide concentrations in the fatalities of fire and non-fire associated civil aviation accidents, 1991-1998
journal=Forensic Sci Int.
year=2001
month=October
day=1
volume=121
issue=3
pages=183-8
pmid=11566422
*cite journal
title=Carboxyhemoglobin and blood cyanide concentrations in relation to aviation accidents
author=Canfield DV, Chaturvedi AK, Dubowski KM
journal=Aviat Space Environ Med.
year=2005
month=October
volume=76
issue=10
pages=978-80
pmid=16235883
*cite journal
title=Forensic aspects of the aerotoxic syndrome
author=Abeyratne R
journal=Med Law.
year=2002
volume=21
issue=1
pages=179-99
pmid=12017442
*cite journal
title=Aircraft fires, smoke toxicity, and survival
author=Chaturvedi AK, Sanders DC.
journal=Aviat Space Environ Med
year=1996
month=Mar
volume=67
issue=3
pages=275-8
pmid=8775410
*cite journal
title=Cockpit-cabin communication: II. Shall we tell the pilots?
author=Chute RD, Wiener EL
journal=Int J Aviat Psychol.
year=1996
volume=6
issue=3
pages=211-31
pmid=11540138
*ATSB occurrence 200205307
*ATSB occurrence 200103238

External links

* [http://www.gcaqe.org GCAQE website]
* [http://www.ohrca.org Occupational Health Research Consortium in Aviation (OHRCA)]
* [http://www.aopis.org Aviation Organophosphate Information Site]
* [http://www.aerotoxic.org Aerotoxic Association]
* [http://www.welcomeaboardtoxicairlines.com Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines]
* [http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au/research/aerotoxic.html Aerotoxic Syndrome]
* [http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/Cabin_Safety/ International Aviation Safety Association]