News tagged with safety measures

Nano discs pose potential health risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- A revolutionary material that is used in computer technology could pose health risks to those involved in its manufacture.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fukushima faces increased quake risk - study

Japan's crippled nuclear plant at Fukushima needs to beef up safety measures to face the risk of a large earthquake, scientists said on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China orders nationwide emission cuts by 2015

China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of "major pollutants" by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 25

New findings about unwanted fungal growth on dry-cured meat products

The growth of yeast and mold fungus often poses a threat to the quality of dry-cured meat and is a problem facing producers all over the world. Fungal growth can lead to bad quality products, increased production ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's Hamaoka atomic plant to build huge seawall

Chubu Electric said Friday it will build an 18-metre (60 foot) anti-tsunami seawall to protect its ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant located near a faultline in a region seen as vulnerable to earthquakes.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fukushima raises questions about new Finnish reactor

More than 5,000 hard-hat workers swarm over a sprawling nuclear facility in western Finland to build OL3 -- touted as the safest nuclear reactor in the world -- a claim which has come under scrutiny following ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

OECD chief says nuclear energy still important

Nuclear power is still a viable source of global energy despite the crisis in Japan, the OECD chief said Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Poor suffer disproportionately from road crashes: study

The poor are disproportionately victims of road crashes, with the number of deaths set to nearly double in two decades, according to the first global assessment of road safety released on Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Road phones safer than ever

New self-lighting and self monitoring telephones on road highways and other key locations can reduce the need for maintenance significantly and, more importantly, save lives.

Technology / Engineering

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Less than half of essential workers willing to report to work during a serious pandemic

Although first responders willingly put themselves in harm's way during disasters, new research indicates that they may not be as willing— if the disaster is a potentially lethal pandemic.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's first mandatory national nanotech rule pending

The Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world's first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials. The information ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0