Feature - Health and Safety
246 Guest Editorial - L.A.G. Roos
252 Chemwise - A Chemical Management System for
Occupational Health and the Environment
Alan S. French (BHP Co. Ltd.)
The prize winning system to handle data on the
many hazardous materials in a large organization
encounters is detailed.
253 Worksafe Australia and Chemicals at Work
Vladimir Diakiw (Worksafe Australia)
Australia has established a unique National
Occupational Health and Safety Commission
(Worksafe). Its structure, function and current
directions are examined.
256 Radioactivity and the Environment
A.Summerton (South Australian Health Commission)
Chernobyl, Sellafield and Hiroshima continue in
the media. What are the health risks to you and me?
The risks from natural radioactive sources are
critically assessed.
258 Setting of Exposure Limits
J.T. Spickett (Curtin Universsity)
Industry needs hazardous materials, but how do we
set exposure limits to safely handle these when we
do not have or cannot obtain accurate exposure data?
The current rationale to TLV is examined.
261 Practical Use of Workplace Exposure Standards
D.L. Grantham (Queensland Government Chemical
Laboratory)
Having set TLV's for exposure to hazardous
materials, how do we make practical use of these
numbers? The practicalities are examined.
264 Detection of Irradiated Foods
G.E. Mitchell (Queensland Food Research Labs.)
How do you tell if a food has been irradiated?
There are differences between irradiated and
unirradiated, but there is no unequivocal test
when unirradiated controls are absent.
263 At the Cutting Edge - Deakin University
- Occupational Health: Flavour of the 90s
275 RACI Product Environmental Information Sheet -
Chlorine
279 Environmental Toxicology News - Barry Andrew
Australian Chemical Scene
276 Cargo Cults in Australian Technology
In his RACI Past-Presidential Address, Dr.
Peter Wilkinson takes a dry view of the multi-
functional profit, co-operative research centers
and bearded prophets.
251 ACIC Column
279 Fron the Executive Secretary
272 Inside Chemistry
281 Letters to the Editor
279 New Products
248 COVER STORY - ICI Instruments
270 Book Reviews
251 Diary
250 Letter from Monash
248 SEPUP Report
268 Membership
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