December 2008
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Health & Safety E-Zine December 2008 |
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| This Month´s Featured Articles, Papers & Reports |
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Implementing a work-situation approach to improve performance
Human errors have been significant factors in almost every accident, equipment shutdown or quality problem in industrial and manufacturing facilities. The lack of an established management system is the cause of most human errors. Facilities must investigate and analyze near incidents (or near misses) so that root causes are determined and corrective actions are implemented to prevent recurrence. When contemplating ways to improve human performance, managers must address two basic types of errors ... |
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Monitoring heavy metals for compliance with RoHS and WEEE directives
The rapid expansion in the quantity of used electronic and electrical appliances has created a need to safely dispose of the used equipment. The European Community has introduced regulations to enforce limits on the amount of toxic metals and organic chemicals used in the production of material. Compliance with the regulations will help prevent hazards for future generations when the equipment is recycled or responsibly disposed. In electronic and electrical equipment manufacturing, the regulations ... |
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