UJ Student Visits To The NIOH
A fun filled learning experience for the 32 University of Johannesburg students who recently came to the NIOH for practical occupational hygiene training which...
Respirable Quartz Dust Analysis By Xrd Or Ftir
Both the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the Department of Labour (DoL) have committed to the International Programme for the Elimination of...
Indoor Air Quality – When Should You Test?
Often clients want to have their facilities "tested" for "bad indoor air quality". However, testing the air is usually not the best first step...
Maintaining Acceptable Indoor Air Quality During Construction Or Renovation Projects
Construction and renovation projects can release contaminants such as dust, gases, organic vapours, odours and microbiological agents into the air.
Often these projects are carried...
The Legacy Of Asbestos
Asbestos was mined and used commercially in a variety of industries and products. The mining of asbestos in South Africa came to an end...
Asbestos In Soils Around Soweto
The township of Soweto was built some 50 years ago using locally manufactured corrugated asbestos cement sheets for roofing. The presence of asbestos in...
International Visitors To The Pathology Division
The Pathology Division of the National Institute for Occupational Health has stored and maintained histology materials from deceased miners examined for compensation, since the...
What Is Biological Monitoring Information For Managers
Biological Monitoring is the measurement and assessment of workplace agents or their metabolites either in tissues, secreta, excreta, expired air or any combination of...
Rabies Confirmed In Child In Johannesburg Metropolitan
27 September 2010
Rabies was confirmed as the cause of death in the 2 year child who died in a Johannesburg Hospital recently, one month...
Cause Of Illness Identified In Olivedale Deaths
10 September 2010
Two brothers residents in Gauteng died this last week at the Olivedale Hospital in Johannesburg as a result of liver failure induced...