Management of Health, Environment and Safety (HES) in Royal Norwegian am Force (RNoAF) Flight Operations

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 744-748
Author(s):  
Vivianne Fonne ◽  
Anthony S. Wagstaff
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Military Aviation ◽  
Task Requirements ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
New System

The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) performs a large number of mission types. Many of these missions are undertaken in exceedingly difficult operational environments. Because of the challenges presented by seasonal variations, poor weather conditions and demanding operational task requirements, the importance of an optimal working environment to ensure crew health and safe flight operations should be emphasized. In the Norwegian concept of Health, Environment and Safety (HES), all aspects of the working environment have been taken into consideration, including human factors, ergonomics, physical and chemical factors as well as social and organizational psychology. As civilian legislation excludes military aviation in this area, the RNoAF has developed a new system that allows HES improvements to be implemented in a more efficient way. This system is based on a new military regulation for HES in RNoAF flight operations. Good coordination of HES issues, predictability and standard handling procedures are key elements in this system which is meant to be an effective managerial tool for correct HES decision-making.

scholarly journals Sanitary evaluation of working environmental physical and chemical factors of passenger car attendants in Mongolia

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-115
Author(s):  
S Erkegul ◽  
I Yu Tarmaeva ◽  
M F Savchenkov
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Prolonged Exposure ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Passenger Car ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Complex Influence

Aim. To perform sanitary assessment of physical and chemical factors of the working environment of passenger car attendants in Mongolia.Methods. The study for evaluation of working conditions was performed at attendants’ workplace in 36 passenger car manufactured in 1982-1999 in Russia and Germany and used for passenger transportation by Mongolian railway. Sanitary studies of physical and chemical factors of the working environment of passenger car attendants were conducted. Total of 1430 studies were performed.Results. The results of sanitary evaluation of working conditions of Mongolian passenger car attendants indicate that air temperature, relative humidity, air flow, illumination, noise and vibration levels, dust content, carbon monoxide concentration, and diesel fuel products in some cases do not meet the sanitary requirements. Prolonged exposure to the combination of these factors can lead to organic disorders.Conclusion. The working environment of Mongolian passenger car attendants is characterized by complex influence of unfavorable factors such as rapid changes of temperature during the shift, high levels of whole body vibration, dust, and presence of harmful chemicals in the air of the working area. Exposure to adverse factors of the working environment and work activities of passenger car attendants of Mongolian railway may cause harm to their health.

An Empirical Evaluation of Air Force Field Feeding with Recommendations for a New System

1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene M. Nuss ◽  
Joseph M. Wall ◽  
Philip Brandler ◽  
Lawrence E. Symington
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
New System

Further Studies upon Chemical Factors Affecting the Breeding of Anopheles in Trinidad

1934 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Buxton
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Freshwater Biology ◽  
Chemical Technique ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
Physical And Chemical

During the last decade, entomologists have made progress in understanding the environment in which certain insects live; in particular, we begin to understand the effect of certain physical and chemical factors, which make up a part of the environment. With this gain in knowledge, it is sometimes possible to forecast outbreaks of insects and of diseases conveyed by them, and one can sometimes say that a particular alteration of the environment will result in loss or gain. But so far as mosquitos are concerned, one must admit that though much work has been devoted to the analytical study of the water in which the early stages are passed, the results are disappointing. A consideration of the published work suggests several reasons for this. Investigation into the ecology of the mosquito has had a vogue, and much of it has been done by workers who were isolated and whose knowledge of chemical technique and freshwater biology was limited. Apart from that, the inherent difficulties are great, for the worker must hunt for the limiting chemical and physical factors among a host of others which are doubtless unimportant, and there are few clues to indicate which of the chemical constituents of the water affects the mosquito. The data are therefore voluminous and it is difficult to reduce them to order and present them so that they can be readily understood.

Menadione nicotinamide bisulphite as a source of vitamin K and niacin activities for the growing pig

2000 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Marchetti ◽  
M. Tassinari ◽  
S. Marchetti
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Control Diet ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Organic Salt ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Food Supplementation ◽  
Sodium Bisulphite ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
And Control ◽  
Physical And Chemical

AbstractWhen compared with other menadione derivatives such as menadione sodium bisulphite (MSB), menadione nicotinamide bisulphite (MNB), an organic salt combining menadione and nicotinamide, shows better stability towards physical and chemical factors once it is added to pre-mixes or foods. The present work evaluates the bioavailability of the two vitamins present in this compound and toxicity in the pig. To assess vitamin bioavailability, pigs were given small amounts of food containing MNB or equivalent amounts of MSB and nicotinamide in the free form. Menadione and nicotinamide concentrations in blood samples drawn at set times after the diets were given did not reveal any significant differences between the two modes of administration. Haematic levels of both vitamins in animals receiving MNB, or MSB and nicotinamide, were after 2, 4, 8 and 12 h higher (P < 0·001) than those of untreated animals. The tolerance level to MNB was evaluated in pigs given diets containing graded amounts of MNB (100, 500, 2500 mg/kg) for 28 days. No significant (P > 0·05) differences were recorded in live weight, food intake and gain/food ratio in pigs given these diets when compared with those given an unsupplemented diet. Haemoglobin and bilirubin levels did not differ between animals given various amounts of MNB and control animals. Plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities in pigs given 100 mg/kg of MNB did not show significant differences when compared with those observed in pigs given an unsupplemented control diet. In pigs on the diets supplemented with 500 and 2500 mg/kg of MNB there was a significant increase in the two enzymatic activities as compared with controls (P < 0·001 and P < 0·01). In the case of ALT this had disappeared by 28 weeks. MNB is a good source of vitamin K for the pig and does not appear to have any adverse effects, even when administered at levels higher than those normally used in pig food supplementation.

Recent changes in hypoxia training at the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine

2015 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-187
Author(s):  
A Wrigley
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
Training Method ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Aviation Medicine ◽  
Oxygen Breathing ◽  
Hypobaric Chamber ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New System

AbstractHypoxia training at the Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine (RAF CAM) has traditionally involved the use of a hypobaric chamber to induce hypoxia. While giving the student experience of both hypoxia and decompression, hypobaric chamber training is not without risks such as decompression sickness and barotrauma. This article describes the new system for hypoxia training known as Scenario-Based Hypoxia Training (SBHT), which involves the subject sitting in an aircraft simulator and wearing a mask linked by hose to a Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device (ROBD). The occupational requirements to be declared fit for this new training method are also discussed.

The Qualitative and Quantitative Distribution of Plankton in the Strait of Georgia in Relation to Certain Oceanographic Factors

1957 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Eugène Henri Légaré
Keyword(s):  
Salinity Gradient ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Fraser River ◽  
Strait Of Georgia ◽  
Quantitative Distribution ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Chemical Factors ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Plankton Communities ◽  
Made In

In order to gain some picture of the seasonal variations in the plankton communities two cruises were made in the Strait of Georgia, one in June 1955, and the other in November 1955; 165 plankton collections were taken, also surface temperatures.The correlation of these data have resulted in a number of conclusions concerning the distribution of plankton in the Strait of Georgia. The chief factor affecting the general distribution of plankton is the salinity gradient. The inflow of fresh water from the Fraser River forms zones of varying properties, and leads to the development of different plankton communities. The extent to which physical and chemical factors may determine the presence or absence of certain organisms from the zones described is discussed.

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