Environment in general and climate change specifically are nowadays trending topics, using terms from Twitter. They are in the front line whenever they arise: in the highlights of news and media publications, in the strategic plans of worldwide organizations, are present Read More …
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Stress and psychosocial risks in the new 2014-15 EU-OSHA´s Healthy Workplaces Campaign
Yesterday morning was launched in Brussels the last European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EUOSHA) 2014-15 campaign, dedicated to the stress management and psychosocial risks at work. Stress and psychosocial risks First of all, let´s clarify concepts. Occupational Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part II: all we are a bit shanzhai
“Do the Chinese manufacturers of shanghai products comply with the environmental, labour and safety and health requirements at their workplaces, as the big manufacturers of the original products are requested?” This was the question I did the Chinese speaker who gave the Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part I: a serious parody
Last week I attended a lecture given in Barcelona Activa about China from a professional and business point of view. Among all the explanations, there was one issue that attracted specially my attention: “shanzhai” products. The term shanzhai refers to the range Read More …
The Keeling Curve´s top higher and higher: 400 ppm reached two months earlier than last year
Not for being expected, the issue is less disappointing. Two weeks ago, the Keeling Curve -the most accepted atmospheric carbon dioxide indicator- overshot for the first time in 2014 the 400 ppm level. Last wednesday march 12th, the Mauna Loa Read More …
A collaborative network on environmental and human safety of nanotechnology
If you use to read this blog, you will have notice that health, safety and environmental of nanotechnology is in recent times a recurrent topic. Apart from my own interest for nanoEHS, an important reason for its outstanding presence is Read More …
People living (almost) totally off the grid
From a time ago, I follow a site named Off-Grid, which presents itself like this: “Off-Grid.net is an eclectic mix of practical advice, news from the on-grid world and issues rarely covered by the mainstream media. It promotes the many enterprises Read More …
Asbestos, nanotechnology and a “world without end” (continuation)
[Note: This post is continuation of the previous entry. They were, in fact, the same post, but I divided them in order not to do an excessive long entry] Going into depth on how are advances and working of nanotechnology Read More …
Asbestos, nanotechnology and a “world without end”
As a consequence of the peculiar circumstance described in this post on asbestos published weeks ago, I am having several discussions starting with the paradoxical situation surrounding this material for a long time. Later, in a given time during the conversation, Read More …
What do laws serve to?
As a part of a consultancy work I do for the company PrevenControl, I am since some time ago involved in the development of guides collecting requirements that exist in countries all around the world, mainly occupational safety requirements to Read More …
An alternative to consider: Gas detection as a service
Work environment´s monitoring is the more determining technical measure of those included in a procedure for working in confined spaces (1). It is not more or less important than any other technical measures to establish (access and stay means, workplace ventilation, Read More …
Another professional use of the blog: sponsored posts
Days ago, I received a proposal from an advertising agency for writing sponsored posts. That is, entries in the blog in exchange of money. You may wonder if I accepted. The answer is yes. I did it as the functioning Read More …
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