World SHEQ News
Tank venting standards
February 24th, 2010
Low pressure storage tanks have to ‘breathe’ in and out. Tank failure due to blocked venting could be prevented by new standards and management precautions.
Cell phone radiation debate continues
February 24th, 2010
Some scientific studies suggest a risk from cumulative exposure to low level radio frequency waves from cell phones and cell towers.
Securocrats stifle freedoms
February 15th, 2010
Governments and states are using security and health phobias, or jitters, as well as health and safety legislation to intrude on corporate and personal privacy.
Learning H&S indicators from economists
February 11th, 2010
Economic science could teach health and safety practitioners how to measure leading and lagging indicators of health and safety behaviour and performance.
PPE visor against gas pocket drilling
January 23rd, 2010
Mike Ryan, Lonmin; I am designing a safety visor against blowouts from small underground pressurised gas pockets.
