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 […]
Author Archive: Randall D. Shaw, Ph.D.
“I Don’t Give a **** If You Don’t Believe in Climate Change…”
Paris Agreement, climate change, and greenhouse gasses – do you understand what these terms really mean? Do you understand that decisions we make today will have consequences far into the future? While climate change may seemingly have no apparent consequence to the day-today activities of most HSE professionals, I firmly believe that each and every […]
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 […]
Metal Contamination in Toys – Buyer Beware!
I have previously written a blog post on a topic raised by my close friend and colleague, Dr. Tom Murphy, – the disturbing issue of Mercury Contamination of Skin Whitening Creams, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tom is a leader in reporting on important issues of contaminants in foods and consumer products, and he has also published […]