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21st September 2011

Stress At work who can handle it

One of the great paradoxes about stress is that two people working in the same job, with the same backgrounds and qualifications, can experience the same levels of stress differently. Individuals that are more ‘feelings’ oriented have a harder time with ...

23rd August 2011

Four Tips for Safe Air Sampling Procedures

Air sampling measures the air quality of an environment by measuring and analysing the contaminants present in a sample taken from that environment. It is an important safety process as it can identify the presence of potentially harmful contaminants, par...

31st March 2011

Are You Becoming Obsolete?

You may be familiar with the Eagle, Peacock, Dove and Owl from the program that identifies your behavioral social style. This isn't about any of those birds. It's about being a Canary - or not! From the early 1900's to the mid 1980's, coal miners arou...

01st February 2011

What is Gas Leak Detection?

Gas leak detection is the process of identifying potentially hazardous gas leaks through a variety of sensors. These sensors are usually liked to an audible alarm that, once triggered, alerts people to the presence of dangerous gasses once they have been ...

20th January 2011

Great Stocks That Are Going up—the Momentum Continues

By Mitchell Clark, B.Comm. The problem with mining stocks now is that most of the good ones have already gone up in price. This makes buying low and trying to sell high a lot more difficult. In fact the action now is really about buying high and trying...

23rd November 2010

Today's Solar Generator Applications

Solar generators take advantage of the Sun's powerful rays to provide an alternative Earth-friendly source of energy. Unlike for example, nuclear energy, there are no resulting toxic chemicals to dispose of, nor are there any harmful after effects gained ...

16th November 2010

Clean Energy Save Lives

It may sound a little dramatic to say that solar power and clean energy have the power to save lives, but if we consider the human costs of fossil fuels that statement suddenly rings true. Recent tragedies in the Gulf of Mexico and Chilean coal mines ...

11th November 2010

Portable Diesel Generators - The Life-line for Coal Miners

The National Mining Association in the US estimates 50,000 new employees will be needed in coal mining over the next 10 years to meet increasing demand and to replace retiring workers. It seems Coal is taking off as a fossil fuel of choice given the negat...

16th September 2010

Injuries that Qualify for a Work Compensation Claim

It does not matter where you work; chances are that you have some exposure to situations that may cause you injury. While most injuries are small, many are big, causing pain, loss of income, and high medical bills. If you have been injured at work it is p...

05th July 2010

The government has the role of identifying

The government has the role of identifying, assessing and mitigating the impacts of coal on the human and environmental factors. The government achieves this through its agencies, such as Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Since 2006 Officials ...

15th June 2010

Coal mining equipment in coal mining

Coal is the important Mineral resources, Coal miners use giant machines to remove coal from the ground. They use two methods : surface or underground mining. Coal mining equipment: In mining process, we need many coal mining equipments, such explositin ...

19th March 2010

The Great Joe Montana - The Best at His Position

Joe Montana joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. At Notre Dame Joe Montana was their star QB. Joe Montana is the only player to be named MVP of the Super Bowl three times: in 1982, 1985 and 1990. Montana has first noticed and recognized in 1980 as p...

07th January 2010

Occupational Diseases

An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of a workplace activity. Occupational disease are typically identified when per the historical record, it is more prevalent in a given body of workers than in other occupations or the...

30th December 2009

The History Of Australian Ugg Boots

Australian ugg boots have been around since 1920's and were also used in WWII to keep pilots warm. Later on in the 1960's, surfers started using them as a way to keep their feet warm after coming out of the water. Surfing actually helped ugg boots become ...

05th November 2009

The working environment on Healthy Aging

Healthy Aging is sometimes risky during your workday. As a younger person that goes where the money is in, then you're sorry who worked there. Aging is hard to think when you're in your younger years. Money is the only thing on our minds and sometimes...

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