B3 is all about control. Newly in here is a note on "Meaning of prevention and control (COSHH Regulation 7)". The principles of good practice were always in there but they have been made explicit - each principle being written out in full. These are followed by a duplication … [Read more...] about NEBOSH Diploma Syllabus Revision News #11
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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