Reading Time: 4 minutes Early reviews were strong but over time, questions about quality have cropped up
Tag: Safety
Making virus-killing clothing a good fit for production challenging
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fabric could be used to produce protective uniforms for soldiers, hospital workers, firefighters and paramedics
Breakthrough research on protective wear could keep firefighters safe
Reading Time: 3 minutes Research has found that the sulphur content in some high-performance fabrics weakens them when exposed to moisture
Violence should never be normalized in school
Reading Time: 3 minutes Schools must avoid the equally misguided extremes of zero-tolerance policies and permissive idealism
Get emotional about a culture of safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a dangerous myth to believe there is a trade-off between safety and profitability
Protective masks found to be safe for moderate and heavy exercise
Reading Time: 3 minutes Evidence review shows wearing a mask during exercise doesn’t affect cardiopulmonary function
It may not be COVID – the air in your home could make you sick
Reading Time: 4 minutes A professional can test for radon levels and other air pollutants in your home, or you can do it yourself with a detection system
We can – and must – stop our plastic legacy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Countless animals ingest plastics and die. Do we care? Do we care that these plastics are now in the human food chain?
Standard surgical masks as good as N95 for family doctors: review
Reading Time: 3 minutes Evidence reviews of masks, goggles and shoe covers suggest individual pieces of PPE aren’t enough by themselves
Bike riders need to learn to share the road
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just because you ride a bike, that doesn’t put you on the side of the angels or make you better than the rest of us