Volume 84 (2024), Issue 09-10

Dry ice is a widely used cooling option for transported goods. However, the cooling effect is necessarily accompanied by the release of gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2). A workplace limit value of 0.5 % by volume applies to this and it can have a lethal...

The GDA Best Practice Database to support supervisors and companies in exchanging the best solutions in dealing with carcinogenic hazardous substances is an aid in the fight against occupational cancer. The database provides support not only through...

The introduction of non-mining waste into the cavities created by the extraction of raw materials in salt mines resulted in unexpectedly high concentrations of N-nitrosamines being detected in exposure measurements. Positive findings with regard to...

In November 2019, the draft of VDI Guideline 3783 Sheet 1 “Spread of incident-related releases” was pub-lished as a green print. In addition to the objections to the directive regarding unclear wording, the lack of a reference program and the...