Archive for the ‘HSE’ Category

Safety Professionals: May the Force Be With You!

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

I came across this interesting post about the Empire's EHS system. The Blog Strikes Back: How Star Wars could have used an EH&S System

Workplace Safety Ad: Converying the Safety Message

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Here's a touching ad from WorkSafe, an Australian safety agency, that makes us realize the importance of safety at work.

OSHA Wants You To Nominate Chemicals of Concern

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

OSHA is asking stakeholders to identify hazardous chemicals they believe are most in need of action. Why? "OSHA realizes the inadequacy of many of its Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) and is seeking creative solutions, both long term and short term, to address this inadequacy." For the benefit of the readers of the ...

Indoor Dispersion: A Simple Model To Estimate Indoor Concentrations

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

While evaluating impact of a toxic release, you may be interested in how the concentration of the toxicant increases in a room and its impact on indoor personnel. For example, if there is a H2S release in the plant and you want to estimate the increase in concentration in a nearby ...