Influence of design charac­ teris tics on the outcome of retrospective cohort studies. Br J Ind Med 45:624–629. vom Saal FS, Hughes C. 2005. An extensive new literature concerning low­dose effects of bisphenol A shows the need for a new risk assessment. Environ Health Perspect 113:926–933. Sutton et al. and Tweedale both criticize our review (Conrad and Becker 2011) because we did not include i...

Employing equipment reliability databases can generate a process of continual improvement. This paper suggests a methodology that uses equipment reliability databases, and a process of benchmarking to establish a continual improvement procedure by learning "how others are doing it". A simple decision-making procedure is suggested too, to assist in prioritizing the processes/equipment that are c...

Terrorist and criminal acts are now considered credible risks in the process industries. Deliberate attacks on the nation's petroleum refineries and chemical plants would pose a significant threat to public welfare, national security, and the US economy. To-date, the primary response of government and industry has been on improved security to prevent attacks and the associated consequences. Whi...

The concept of Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSM) involves the identification of hazards and risks in the workplace and the definition of the rights, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the implementation of control and or preventive measures. The study identifies 5 different classes of hazards to include – chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazar...