[Translate] The Health Canada report on crysotile asbestos was recently released after a very long delay. One of the problems with asbestos is that it is two mineral groups, with crysolite being less toxic than the other forms of asbestos.This editorial in The Ottawa Citizen editorial “Immoral exports” on April […] Canada’s crysotileApril 24, 2009 in Asbestos tagged Asbetos / Canada by admin
[Translate] Its interesting to see early definitions of industrial hygiene: Margaret A. Schaffner The American Political Science Review, Vol. 3, No. 2 (May, 1909), p. 218 Industrial Hygiene in 1909April 17, 2009 in Historical / Occupational Hygiene tagged Historical / Industrial Hygiene by admin
[Translate] I couldn’t resist this one. The super hero Asbestos Lady had the special power of having a fire proof costume. Its from The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson. Asbestos LadyApril 3, 2009 in Asbestos tagged Asbestos by admin
[Translate] What you see is not what you get. The paper: Stayner, L., E. Kuempel, et al. (2008). “An epidemiological study of the role of chrysotile asbestos fibre dimensions in determining respiratory disease risk in exposed workers.” Occup Environ Med 65(9): 613-619. Asbestos fibre sizeApril 3, 2009 in Asbestos / Fibres / Occupational Hygiene tagged Asbestos / Fibres by admin
[Translate] A case-control study (622 cases, 1420 controls) by Professor Julian Peto and others and funded by the UK HSE “A Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in Britain” has just been released. 2009 UK Mesothelioma StudyApril 3, 2009 in Asbestos / Fibres / insulation / Mesothelioma tagged Asbestos / HSE / Mesothelioma by admin
[Translate] Nanotoxicology is a complex field but the synergistic effects of nanoparticles are now being studied. Synergism in nanotoxicologyMarch 31, 2009 in Naonotechnology / Occupational Hygiene / Toxicology tagged carbon black / nanotoxicology by admin
[Translate] Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) used to be bought at a chemist’s shop as purple crystals. Way back, when Adam was a boy, it was included in snake bite kits Potassium PermanganateFebruary 9, 2009 in Occupational Hygiene / Uncategorized / War stories tagged manganese / mining / Occupational Hygiene / potassium permanganate by admin
[Translate] Whole House fans have been around for over 40 years and offer a way to make a dramatic Whole House FansFebruary 5, 2009 in Industrial Ventilation / UV tagged fans / Heat Stress / Industrial Ventilation by admin
[Translate] It appears that the Australian Government is about to offer free ceiling insulation to thousands of homes. That fine when you want to keep the cool in with air conditioning or the warmth in with heating. However, Another insulation mythFebruary 5, 2009 in Fibres tagged Fibres / insulation / Myths by admin
[Translate] The “natural” insulation industry has done lot to frighten people about mineral and glass insulation Insulation mythsFebruary 5, 2009 in Fibres tagged Dermatitis / Fibres / Heat Stress / insulation by admin