A number of novel adsorbents are being investigated in search of an alternative to Commercial Activated Carbon (CAC). Several methodologies are being followed in the preparation of adsorbents from their raw materials. The raw materials used for the preparation of novel adsorbents are broadly classified under three main categories: (i) Agricultural Wastes (AW) (ii) Industrial Wastes (IW) and (ii...

A major source of oppression in industrial and post-industrial society is the restrictive and highly authoritarian nature of the workplace. One response is to democratize the workplace by increasing the participation of workers in making decisions and in choosing and evaluating managers as well as sharing in the ownership of the firm. These are not new ideas, and there are many examples of orga...

Lead (Pb), a toxic contaminant metal used in many important industrial processes, is widely used in batteries, paint vanishes, in pipe covering and in welding. The exposure showed a high risk of human health and development of several types of cancers. A total of 64 male workers in Hyderabad battery unit in Mahaboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh were investigated for genetic damage in buccal ce...

In industrial workplaces, many workers perform processes jobs in standing position for a long period of time. Working in standing position can be linked to versatility because the mobility of legs position and having large degree of freedom. This working position promotes workers to be more efficient and productive. Such advantages contribute high value for company profits; however, standing in...

Historians of orthopaedics, artificial limbs and disability have devoted a great deal of attention to children and soldiers but have neglected to give sufficient space in their studies to industrial workers, the other patient group that has been identified as crucial to the development of these areas. Furthermore, this attention has led to an imbalanced focus on charitable and philanthropic act...

Results of individual monitoring of occupied workers based on the doses estimations carried out by Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection (CLOR) in Warsaw has been presented. In 2011, about 5000 persons from 330 institutions were monitored. Monitoring service in CLOR is based on two doses assessment methods, Kodak films and MCP-N thermo luminescent detectors. Presented results show that...

Hauptmann et al (2004) provides the latest update of the mortality experience of a cohort of US workers involved in the industrial manufacture and/or use of formaldehyde (the “NCI cohort”). This cohort was initially defined by Blair et al (1986), and an extended follow-up reported by the same group in 1990 (Blair et al, 1990). In the latest analysis, the cohort comprises 25 619 workers employed...

The widespread view that English Industrial Revolution was driven by labour substituting technical progress caused by high wages suffers from a basic defect: although English wages were high, so too was English productivity. We argue instead that England’s high wages and Industrial Revolution stemmed from a common source: the superior human capability of ordinary English workers, who were talle...

This is a case study of accidents occurring in a petrochemical plant located in South Eastern Brazil. It was based on comprehensive interviews with engineers and workers concerning major accidents. Information collected during the interviews highlighted the contrasts in how management and workers interpret industrial accidents. Some implications for actions were discussed.

CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 35-year-old man who arrived in the Emergency Department with bilateral macular injury caused by accidental exposure to an industrial femtosecond laser. DISCUSSION Workers operating industrial lasers must protect their eyes properly when handling these devices. Otherwise, retina damage may occur which usually is recoverable. However, sometimes this damage ...