I am trying something different in this blog post, reviewing a recent scientific publication that I believe is both important and timely.The publication I am referring to is from a number of authors from leading universities and institutes in China, USA and Canada – Lin et al. 2016. Global climate forcing of aerosols embodied in […]
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Wacky HSE Regulations from Around the World – Part 2: Growing Pains
In last week’s blog post I discussed, what I term, HSE first-world problems – regulations that are overly complex that feed an industry of consultants, lawyers and bureaucrats with no approachable benefits to worker health or safety or environmental protection.Unfortunately, these overly complex HSE regulations are not a characteristic of only developed nations; there are […]
Wacky HSE Regulations from Around the World – Part 1: First-World Problems
In this blog post I want to explore some of the more interesting, strange, and downright wacky HSE laws and regulations that are in effect in various countries around the world.But, at the outset. Let me state that I have a lot of respect for the people involved in developing HSE regulations. I have had […]
Say it Ain’t So… Interest in Health, Safety and Environment is Declining!
I’ve been associated with the environmental consulting sector since the 1980s and more generally with HSE consulting and management for the last twenty years. Over the last couple of decades, I have noticed a steady, albeit subtle, decline in awareness and interest from both the corporate and public perspective in environmental issues (and I also […]
The Best On-Line HSE Resources
When I started my career, there were no PCs and no internet. Our education was obtained by attending classes, reading books, and most importantly though work experience. Today, one essentially has access via the internet to the collective global HSE knowledge-base. Unfortunately, direct access to what is practically an infinite resource is not without problems. We […]