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...

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...

The paper discusses the enhancement of inherent safety by index methods. The aim is to study, how well the safety index methods can evaluate inherent safety compared to expert evaluations and Dow Fire and Explosion index values. Studies on four levels of scope from process concept selection to equipment design were done and correlations between indices and expert values calculated. It was found...

Since the Second World War the consumer behaviour in developed countries changed drastically. Primarily there existed the demand for sufficient food after a period of starvation, afterwards the desire for higher quality was arising, whereas today most people ask for safe and healthy food with high quality. Therefore a united approach comprising consistent standards, sound science and robust con...

Main components of the problem of chemical safety, their role and aims as well as their mutual relations are presented. Need to create a register of chemical compounds and necessity to set up an information centre which would help functioning the whole system are justified. Risk assessment is believed to be the main aspect of cognitive activities aimed at determining the probability of occurren...