Cambridge University recently published Darwin’s private papers online. The search engine is fast and the website well put together. It will be interesting to see if Charles Darwin made many observations about the workplace. Should be fun. David Bromwich April 2008
Yearly Archives: 2008
The WHO library is not a well known resource for OHS professionals, but it does have some gems. One of the oft quoted articles on heat stress is available as
WHO heat stress classic
In Australia, it is easy to look mainly to the US, with rich content form websites at NIOSH, OSHA, US EPA, MSHA and other agencies. The European scene is rapidly growing and has a diverse research base, though some of it is not in English. One listserver, OSHmail is particularly […]
OSHmail Listserver
I was curious to see where my publications are cited outside the journal listings. it looks like Griffith University makes available a record of my work. I also found a German website, Scientific Commons that lists many of my publications – a few from others. There is both a German […]
Citations
I have seen industrial ventilation systems in many factories that are designed to remove “heavier-than-air” vapours from the ground. Unfortnately the factory owner has often wasted many thousands of dollars
The Heavier-Than-Air Myth
Just for the record, I am in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I am using the GeoPress add-in by Andrew Turner from High Earth Orbit allows geospatial information to be added to blogs. DB I’ve stopped using it – it got in the way and slowed my blog down. Better to just […]
GeoPress Google Maps add-in
This blog is powered by WordPress using a MySQL database. I had problems getting it to work until
Configuring WordPress
I travelled by air to Rockhampton by air recently to deliver an introductory occupational hygiene course for a client. I like to demonstrate industrial ventilation and one of the things I was unable to take on the plane with me was a Drager Smoke Tube.
Miniature Smoke Generator
I was intrigued with the way that various people have used Google Maps to present information – particularly real estate agents. It is possible to search for a home with attributes like price, rooms, and the like and be presented with a map with icons representing the home in a […]