Notwithstanding the claims promoted by many companies of their million upon millions of hours of work done without a loss time incident, we are all very much aware that accidents happen. (If interested on my thoughts on the incident reporting scam please read this blog post – Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics and Loss Time Injuries).Accidents […]
Category Archives: Occupational Health
Out-of-Site, Out-of-Mind – Leaks from Buried Concrete Structures
In my last blog post I discussed the issue of vapor instruction into buildings from subsurface sources, namely contaminated underlying soils and groundwater. In the article, I want to go into a bit more detail on one of the more common sources of site soil and groundwater contamination – that of leaks from underground structures […]
Vapor Intrusion in the Workplace
I have previously discussed volatile compounds that are generated in the workplace from day-to-day activities and the hazards that they can pose to workers –Volatile Compounds in the Workplace: Part 1 VOCs. But, there is another less obvious source of volatile compounds in the workplace, and from my experience a source that is seldom considered […]
Do You Really Need an HSE Legal Register?
There are, at least to me, a surprising number of companies operating without any real idea of their worker health & safety and/or environmental regulatory obligations. This is particularly true in developing countries, where there are undoubtedly many reasons for this lack of understanding of the HSE requirements:blissful ignorance, i.e., lack of awareness of the […]
Volatile Compounds in the Workplace: Part 2 VICs
I have previously posted about particulate air pollutants in the workplace: Confused About Dust, Particulates and Fumes in the Workplace? Part 1: Dust and Particulate Matter Confused About Dust, Particulates and Fumes in the Workplace? Part 2: Smoke, Aerosols, Fumes and Mist I’ll continue the theme of potentially harmful air pollutants with a look at […]