A new generation of low-cost products based on thin films of photoactive materials (e.g., amorphous silicon, copper indium diselenide (CIS), cadmium telluride (CdTe), and film crystalline silicon) deposited on inexpensive substrates, increase the prospects of rapid commercialization. The PV industry has adopted a pro-active and long-term strategy to preserve the environmentally friendly nature ...

We recently discussed the danger of using cell phones on gas station forecourts on a mailing list of professionals interested in safety-critical systems involving computers, to which I belong. Participants in the discussions include some of the world’s best-known computer-related safety researchers, as well as some of those who participated in writing the new standard IEC 61508 for the developm...

Introduction: Occupational nature, strenuous physical activity, shift work, spatial and geographical location, as well as support facilities and equipment, pose greater risks to individuals in the oil and gas industry, especially those engaged in offshore oil exploration and production activities. The purpose of this article is to explain the issue of health and well-being of oil and gas indust...

The authors have deeply been interested in concerns about health, safety & environment (HSE) in recent years. HSE demands in engineering, particularly at the design and construction stages, are becoming stricter and stricter. In oil and gas plants, many pieces of equipment, and much of the piping, treat highly flammable gases, such as natural gas, methane, propane and hydrogen, which if release...

This study aims to analyze the failure factors of PT. XYZ in 2018 – 2020 terms time, cost, labor, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), quality based on Success Project Factor (SPF). It includes 183 projects with Non-Probability Sampling technique. The researcher uses fishbone Pareto identify problems. results showed Schedule Performance Index (SPI) 1 indicated project is late category, Cost (...

The commercialisation and everyday use of nanomaterials nanomaterial-enabled products (NEPs) is rising year-on-year. Responsible development nanotechnology includes understanding their potential implications on health, safety, the environment (HSE). health risk assessment has therefore become one major activities international agencies including Organisation for Economic Co-operation Developmen...

Modern sake yeast strains, which produce high concentrations of ethanol, are unexpectedly sensitive to environmental stress during sake brewing. To reveal the underlying mechanism, we investigated a well-characterized yeast stress response mediated by a heat shock element (HSE) and heat shock transcription factor Hsf1p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae sake yeast. The HSE-lacZ activity of sake yeast ...

Introduction Unsafe behaviours are said to both directly and indirectly contribute to 90% of all workplace accidents and incidents (Holnagel, 1993). Given the importance of behavioural patterns in the accident process it is not surprising that safety improvements focused on individual behaviours have acquired popularity in the development of safety performance (Cooper et al. 1994; Cox and Cox, ...