introductionorganizations try to have a safe and healthy work environment without any pollution and damages. healthsafety environment (hse) system is a tool for improving health, safety, and environmental conditions in allindustrial and non-industrial development programs. the system uses all human and financial resources toprovide people with a safe environment without any risk (farshad et al....

background; the performance of the hse units has various dimensions leading to different performances. thus, any industry should be capable of evaluating these systems. the aim of this study was to design a standard questionnaire in the field of performance evaluation of hse management system employing balanced score card model. methods; in this study we, first determined the criteria to be eva...

The European Union adopted a Directive in 2002 on minimum requirements for the health and safety of workers exposed to vibration. This is known as the Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive. It builds on existing general employers' duties to manage risks to health and safety, and introduces exposure action and limit values for both hand-arm vibration and whole-body vibration, setting minimum sta...

AIB Insights Vol. 16, No. 1 ConCerns ThaT inTernaTional invesTmenT agreements (IIAs) impact a government’s right to regulate and lead to “regulatory chill” have once again surfaced in the wake of the negotiations on the Pacific Rim’s Transpacific Partnership (TTP) and the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). These concerns are not new and have persisted since NAFTA Chapt...

High frequency hearing loss is related to noise-induced deafness. We decided to develop a method of recording serial audiogram results that would provide an accessible overview of trends for an individual. Health & Safety Executive (HSE) warning and referral levels for high frequency hearing losses were plotted against age. A third line was added to indicate a level of 'significant' handicap. T...

The authors report on a case of concurrent herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) and malignant glioma. The co-occurrence of HSE and malignant glioma is very rare, but it can occur during glioma treatment. Both radiotherapy and chemoradiation with temozolomide can induce viral reactivation, leading to HSE relapse. Careful observation for HSE is necessary when administering chemoradiation to patients...

ISSUE 25 JULY 2003 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATE TOPIC GROUPS HSE has undergone, and continues to undergo, significant internal change, managed through the ‘Changing HSE’ Programme aimed at keeping HSE relevant and effective and able to adapt to emerging challenges and opportunities. The Change Programme has considered how best to organise elements of HSE’s science and technology staff resou...