Electrical Safety Council 

The Electrical Safety Council is an independent charity committed to reducing deaths and injuries through electrical accidents at home and at work. We are supported by all sectors of the electrical industry ... as well as local and central government and work to promote safety and good practice.   [More...] [Less...]

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is a specialised agency within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organisation of industrialised countries, based in ... Paris, France... more   [More...] [Less...]

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SMS Implementation at Airports [pdf]

Research - Headlines - The challenge of making social networks safe 

IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS The challenge of making social networks safe ENISA, the new European Network and Information Security Agency of the European Union, recently launched a position paper on internet ... social networking security. The paper on Social Networking How to avoid a Digital Hangover , which was presented at a conference called "exchallenges" at The Hague in October, calls attention to the security issues surrounding the social networking sites that are mushrooming on the internet. These sites can be a good way to make friends and contacts. But how much information is being stored about its users? Internet social networking sites are now extremely popular, and many of them are among the most visited websites globally. In the past five years, they have rocketed from a niche activity to a multi-million-dollar internet phenomenon. They attract hundreds of thousands of users who are eager to connect with others and make new friends, but in their enthusiasm, are parting with a grea   [More...] [Less...]

Particle Emission Characteristics of Office Printers 

[Journal Home Page] [Search the Journals] [Table of Contents] [PDF version of this article] [Download to Citation Manager] [Purchase Article] Environ. Sci. Technol., 41 ( 17 ), 6039 - 6045 , 2007 . 10.1021/es063049z ... S0013-936X(06)03049-5 Web Release Date: August 1, 2007 Copyright © 2007 American Chemical Society Particle Emission Characteristics of Office Printers Congrong He, Lidia Morawska,* and Len Taplin International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, and Queensland Department of Public Works, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia Received for review December 21, 2006 Revised manuscript received June 14, 2007 Accepted June 27, 2007 Abstract: In modern society, printers are widely used in the office environment. This study investigated particle number and PM 2.5 emissions from printers using the TSI SMPS, TSI CPC 3022, and 3025A TSI P-Trak and DustTrak. The monitoring of particle characteristics in a large open-plan o   [More...] [Less...]

Publications: IAEA Annual Report 2006 

IAEA Annual Report for 2006 Documents are available only in pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader© is needed to view them. Click here for the Full Version [1.33 mb] Contents Section » Issues and Events in ... 2006 Technology: » Nuclear Power » » » Nuclear Science » Food and Agriculture » Human Health » Water Resources » Environments » Safety and Security: » » » Radiation and Transport Safety » » Nuclear Security Verification » Safeguards » » Annex: » Additional Annex Information » Organizational Chart   [More...] [Less...]

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: "Experts to Explore Environmental and Health Risks of Nanotechnology Products" 

Abstract: Symposium To Be Web cast In Real Time Experts to Explore Environmental and Health Risks of Nanotechnology Products SACRAMENTO, CA | Posted on October 2nd, 2007 The California Department of Toxic ... Substances Control (DTSC) will address minimizing the environmental and human health risks associated with the manufacture and use of nanotechnology products. Nanotechnology is the ability to measure, see, manipulate and manufacture things usually between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter; a human hair is roughly 100,000 nanometers wide. More than 500 consumer products made of nanoscale materials, including some electronics, cosmetics, automotive, and medical products have been identified by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. Last year, nanotechnology was incorporated into more than $50 billion in manufactured goods, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. By 2014, Lux Research estimates this figure will grow to $2.6 trillion. Explorin   [More...] [Less...]

Mobile phones 'could cause brain tumours in long-term users' | the Daily Mail 

Britain's biggest-ever study into mobile phone safety has warned that a long-term cancer risk cannot be ruled out. Scientists say possible dangers to children are also unknown - despite the millions of ... pounds spent during six years of research. As a result, investigators say they cannot update "precautionary" advice issued in 2005. That warned parents to limit children's use of mobiles and said those under eight should not use them at all. The results from the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research programme show no shortterm harm to brain and cells among adults from mobile phone signals or base stations, or from signals used by the emergency services. But the scientists found a "very slight hint" of increased cases of some type of brain tumours among people who had been using mobiles for more than 10 years. The data was "at the borderline of statistical significance" but should be investigated further, they said. Little research was commissioned on children, largely becau   [More...] [Less...]

Annual assessment of nuclear safety [pdf]