M201 – Recognition, Evaluation, Control

Non-ionising radiation

Non-ionising radiation (NIR), which includes the ultraviolet, infrared and radio-frequency regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, falls within the scope of occupational hygiene. It’s included in the syllabi for the British and American professional qualifications and will normally be studied as part of University occupational hygiene programmes. However, in my experience, most practising occupational hygienists rarely have toContinue reading “Non-ionising radiation”

Surviving in extreme cold

I watched a TED video today of a talk by Ken Kamler. He was a medic on an expedition to Everest where the climbers were caught out by extreme conditions nearing the summit. Several were killed. Last week on our BOHS Module course M201 “Thermal Environment and Non-ionising Radiation” we discussed the effects of exposureContinue reading “Surviving in extreme cold”

Coping with extreme cold

We’re running the BOHS module M201 “Thermal environment and non-ionising radiation (including lighting)” in a couple of weeks. One of the topics we’ll be covering is cold stress and control of risks to health from work in cold environments. An interesting blog I’ve been following is reporting on the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010. This isContinue reading “Coping with extreme cold”