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Yearly Archives: 2011
Radon may be an unrecognised hazard in LNG extarction of gasification in Queensland
Radon in Australia
BHP Billiton sees the lighter side. I’m sure it won’t hurt their safety program.
Safe Planking
The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists has just released the final version of its position paper Adjustment of Workplace Exposure Standards for Extended Work Shifts. Other AIOH publications and position papers are availble here: AIOH Position papers Adjustment of Workplace Exposure Standards for Extended Work Shifts Asbestos Diesel Particulate and […]
Exposure Standards for Extended Shifts
By synchronising a real-time record of a toxic exposure with a video of the event, the subtleties of the effects of work practices and effectiveness of controls can be better appreciated. A series of Pimex Videos is availble to viewing/download from NEPSI (a European Network for silica formed by Employee […]
PIMEX Videos
The independent UK Committe on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment COMARE released a report on May 6, 2011 “COMARE 14th Report: Further consideration of the incidence of childhood leukaemia around nuclear power plants in Great Britain”. The report concludes that the risk risk estimate for childhood leukaemia associated […]
Leukaemia and nuclear power
The design flaws in the Fukushima reactors were noted by the reactor designer Alvin Weinberg, which lead to his sacking in 1973. It looks like vested interests have concealed these shortcomings, despite cooling problems leading to the problems at Three Mile Island. The outcomes of this event will totally reshape the whole nuclear industry.
Reactor Safety
Magic Erasers wear rapidly and would release nanofibres into the air. It does not appear that there are any published toxicity studies on these fine melamine fibres. Being fine, they would not be unpleasant to inhale. How toxic is the dust?
Magic Eraser nanotoxicity?
I suspect the “failures” of the Japanese nuclear reactors after the March 2011 earthquake will present less of a health problem than the media is reporting (see postscript at the end – I could be wrong) In normal operations, a nuclear power station is likely to produce a much smaller […]
Japanese reactor safety
Tissue engineering at Yale has achieved functioning rat lungs repopulated with cells from another animal. Will this lead to replacement lungs with no tissue rejection for people with damaged lungs?