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RSS hazardousHazardous IT waste warning issued
News The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is warning companies disposing of redundant IT equipment such as computer monitors that they may find themselves falling foul of new hazardous waste... [27 Jun 2005]
NASA Optimizes Operations by Tracking Hazardous Materials With RFID
White Paper NASA Dryden Flight Research Center is demonstrating a project called ChemSecure, designed to improve the management of hazardous materials to enhance security and safety, while significantly reducing ongoing supply chain... [12 May 2006]
The Transportation of Hazardous Materials After September 11: Issues and Developments
White Paper Shortly after the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that twenty people had been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining licenses to haul... [10 Apr 2008]
Predicting the Transport of Airborne Hazardous Material in Support of Homeland Security
White Paper The forecasted weather variables were used as input to a DoD system that calculated the transport of hazardous material from potential releases. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) supported the... [05 Jan 2005]
Electrical Equipment Design for Use in Hazardous Locations
White Paper This paper describes the standards for testing, listing, and design applications for electrical equipment used in hazardous (classified) locations and the National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for installations... [25 Feb 2004]
Meeting The EU's Legal Requirements For Managing Hazardous Materials In The Automotive Industry
White Paper Find out how SAP Environment Health & Safety (SAP EH&S) has enabled Hella KgaA Hueck & Co.a leading manufacturer of automotive lighting and electronics, to meet the hazardous materials provisions of the European Union's... [05 Apr 2007]
A Swarm-Based Fuzzy Logic Control Mobile Sensor Network for Hazardous Contaminants Localization
White Paper This paper describes a swarm-based Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) mobile sensor network approach for collaboratively locating the hazardous contaminants in an unknown large-scale area. The mobile sensor network is composed of... [23 Aug 2007]
Intrinsically Safe and Non-Incendive Certified Mobile Computers for Hazardous Environments
White Paper Keeping workers safe in potentially hazardous environments has always been a major concern. From the simplicity of the canary in the coalmines to the latest technologies, providing the optimum level of safety in... [03 Sep 2007]
ITU and Inmarsat focus on remote, hazardous regions
News The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has teamed up with Inmarsat to provide satellite-based communications in some of the world's least developed countries. Inmarsat will give E105,000 for the purchase of 15 of its Global Area... [06 Jan 2003]
Greenpeace slams toxic tech industry
News Workers in China and India employed in the recycling of mostly western electronic devices are being exposed to potentially hazardous toxic substances due to the careless manufacturing practices of technology makers,... [19 Aug 2005]
Product Environmental Data Management System: ECODUCE
White Paper The regulations governing hazardous chemical substances contained in products have become strict. It uses surveys of hazardous substances contained in the parts of a product and the other materials used... [02 Jun 2006]
Rail Safety and Security: Some Actions Already Taken to Enhance Rail Security, But Risk-based Plan Needed
White Paper In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, concerns have been raised that the nation's shipments of hazardous materials by rail may be vulnerable to terrorist attack. Millions of tons of... [22 Dec 2004]
RoHS Compliance at Intel
White Paper The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is a European Union (EU) directive that seeks to minimize the use of certain hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic... [22 Dec 2006]
CleverPath Aion Business Rules Expert Ensures Smooth Sailing at World's Largest and Busiest Harbor
White Paper To ensure the safety of its shipping traffic, GHR must inspect all vessels to determine if they are carrying hazardous liquids or any combination of chemicals that may pose a risk. With CleverPath Aion BRE, GHR managers... [25 Feb 2004]
Lock in Profits with Lockout/Tagout
White Paper To reduce acquisition costs, customers are consolidating supplies and classifying safety products, such as lockout/tagout, as commodity items.Under 29 CFR 1910.147, control of hazardous energy (Lockout/ Tagout), OSHA... [25 Feb 2004]
