Todays communiocations tools like Twitter and Google Maps bring an immediacy to world events that tends to keep ahead of most news feeds. The fall of Tripoli is a historic event that has been bought alive with Twitter.
Some people say "this Friday" if you are earlier in the week. But if you say "next Friday" you mean the week later. Its best to avoid terms like "next Friday".
Next Friday
Chemical suits often limit activity to perhaps 20 minutes to half an hour. Image what is is like to work in medieval armour? It may have lead to the defeat of the stronger French armour in the Battle of Agincourt. A University of Leeds treadmill study with replica armour supports this.
The problems with armour
Local newspapers report the silt from from the Queensland Floods is toxic, but fail to recognise a child is wearing inappropriate respiratory protection on a front page story while shovelling dried silt.
Flood silt and respiratory protection
Standards Australia is planning to introduce a 50+ category for sunscreens with the publication of DR AS/NZS 2604 Sunscreen products—Evaluation and classification, but I think the idea is wrong. I have reviewed the new draft standard and strongly support the Cancer Council’s view that the SPF50+ rating will lead people […]
SPF50+ Sunscreen
Android phones and other phones with sensors may find a place in OHS practice, even if the phone sensors are crude.
Android applications
Wrinkled fingers with wet work may have evolved to give better grip, but the benefits may be outweighed by dermatitis from wet work.
Wrinkled fingers and toes
QR or Quick Response codes allow 2D barcode readers and mobile phone cameras to easily read information like website addresses. They are easy to generate with free websites and mobile phone applcations . Here is the QR Code for this website.
QR Codes
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.