Safety is Different to Everything Around Here We often wonder why we have such poor occupational health and safety standards in the Middle East compared to the developed world. If you look around you, you will find the answer. Safety is no different to other facets of living in … [Read more...] about Safety Is Different to Everything Around Here
The Skin We live in Part II (The Re-exposure)
The Skin We Live in Part II (The Re-exposure) In my last blog I depressed myself (and possibly you, as well) with tales of industrial poisoning on a small and large scale. And I confessed to the strange habit of putting an organic solvent on my skin just to see what it would do … [Read more...] about The Skin We live in Part II (The Re-exposure)
The Skin We Live in
The Skin We Live in Many years ago, in a laboratory far, far away, I used to work as a research scientist. One of the chemicals used in the laboratory was Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO). You could do a neat trick with DMSO, as I discovered. At the suggestion of one of the post-docs … [Read more...] about The Skin We Live in
Civil Sanctions vs Criminal Sanctions for Environmental Offences
Let’s All be Civil If there is one topic I find causes confusion for students (as well as aspects and impacts, that is – see my earlier post!) it is civil sanctions – as covered in Element 1, Unit NDEM2 of the NEBOSH Environmental Diploma. It does take some time to get your head … [Read more...] about Civil Sanctions vs Criminal Sanctions for Environmental Offences
Your Pre-NEBOSH Exam Checklist
You have spent weeks and months studying, late nights getting through course material, hours practising mock questions and answers, a flurry of questions to your fellow students in the forums and clarification from your tutors. Your exam date is booked and you are already … [Read more...] about Your Pre-NEBOSH Exam Checklist