Un grupo de peluqueros cubanos celebró hoy su día cortando gratuitamente el pelo a los viandantes en una callejuela de La Habana vieja con el respaldo del proyecto «Artecorte», que con la creación de una escuela de peluquería busca revitalizar un área del casco histórico de la ciudad. En el «Callejón de los Peluqueros», como[…]
El jefe del FBI en Puerto Rico, Douglas Leff, confirmó hoy que un grupo de detectives investigan a funcionarios locales, ante la posibilidad que estos cometieron fraude, por querellas que han recibido por mal manejo de fondos federales para la reconstrucción de la isla por el huracán María. «Tenemos unas escuadras que se están enfocando en crímenes[…]
Training Creating, delivering, and tracking health, safety and environmental training for all faculty, staff and students. Use the links below to learn what safety training courses are required and how to access them using the UC Learning Center. Contact us at ehstrain@berkeley.edu or submit a help request to EH&S if you cannot gain access to the UC Learning Center, have[…]
Radiation Safety Facilitating the safe use of radioactivity and radiation producing machines. How Do I: Get approval to work with radiation? Get dosimetry (radiation badge) and view my results? Order radioactive materials? Dispose of radioactive waste? Get radiation safety training? Update an existing RUA? Other Resources: Radiation Safety Information System (RSIS) Radiation Safety Manual Self-Survey[…]
Laser Safety Ensuring the safe use of lasers, laser systems, and non-ionizing radiation sources. How Do I: Get authorized to use a laser? Register my new laser? Get training in laser safety? Other Resources: Laser Safety Manual Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Template (PDF) Laser Safety Forms Laser Safety Signs Laser Safety Equipment Vendors Campus Laser[…]
Mercury inventory toolkit The «Toolkit for identification and quantification of mercury releases», the «Toolkit», is intended to assist countries to develop a national mercury releases inventory. It provides a standardized methodology and accompanying database enabling the development of consistent national and regional mercury inventories. National inventories will assist countries to identify and address mercury releases.[…]
UNEP’S ACTIVITIES ON MERCURY TECHNOLOGY AND METALS Cadmium+ Lead+ Mercury Mercury is a chemical element that is harmful to human health and the environment. Many types of human activities have the potential to create mercury pollution. UNEP is working with governments and other stakeholders to reduce mercury pollution and its negative impacts. UNEP’s key activities[…]
Process Optimization Guidance (POG) for Reducing Mercury Emissions from Coal Combustion in Power Plants (report and software) The POG is a tool that has been developed to help determine appropriate approaches to control mercury emissions in individual coal fired power plants. Though the POG has been developed for coal fired power plants, it is generally also applicable to large industrial coal-fired[…]