Assessment of the uncertainties in the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) radon measurements service

The RPII radon (Rn) laboratory holds accreditation for the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025. A requirement of this standard is an estimate of the uncertainty of measurement. This work shows two approaches to estimate the uncertainty. The bottom-up approach involved identifying the components that were found to contribute to the uncertainty. Estimates were made for each of these components, which were combined to give a combined uncertainty of 13.5% at a Rn concentration of approximately 2500Bqm(-3) at the 68% confidence level. By applying a coverage factor of k=2, the expanded uncertainty is +/-27% at the 95% confidence level. The top-down approach used information previously gathered from intercomparison exercises to estimate the uncertainty. This investigation found an expanded uncertainty of +/-22% at approximately 95% confidence level. This is good agreement for such independent estimates.     

灾度等级判别方法的局限性及其改进

本文分析了马宗晋提出的灾度等级判别方法的局限性,并对其进行了改进,从而使其更趋于完善。     

连云港市水质自动监测系统预警体系的建立

设计了一套完整的水质自动监测系统预警体系。建立了完整的组织机构和预警模式,明确了人员分工和污染事故判定,并介绍了各项应急处置措施。使系统能在良好的运行状态下,及时监控到污染的发生,取得了良好的预警效果。     

Flash points measurements and prediction for binary miscible mixtures

Flash point is one of the most important parameters used to characterize the potential fire and explosion hazards for flammable liquids. In this study, flash points of twenty eight binary miscible mixtures comprised eighteen flammable pure components with different compositions were measured by using the closed cup apparatus. The obtained experimental data are further employed to develop simple and accurate models for predicting the flash points of binary miscible mixtures. Based on the vapor–liquid equilibrium theory, the normal boiling point, the standard enthalpy of vaporization, the average number of carbon atoms, and the stoichiometric concentration of the gas phase were selected as the dominant physicochemical parameters that were relevant to the overall flash point property of liquids. With these parameters for pure components as well as the compositions of mixtures, the new form of characteristic physicochemical parameters for mixtures were developed and used as the input parameters for the flash point prediction of mixtures. Both the modeling methods of multiple linear regression (MLR) and multiple nonlinear regression (MNR) were employed to model the possible quantitative relationships between the parameters for mixtures and the flash points of binary miscible mixtures. The resulted models showed satisfactory prediction ability, with the average absolute error for the external test set being 2.506 K for the MLR model and 2.537 K for the MNR model, respectively, both of which were within the range of the experimental error of FP measurements. Model validation was also performed to check the stability and predictivity of the presented models, and the results showed that both models were valid and predictive. The models were further compared to other previously published models. The results indicated the superiority of the presented models and revealed which can be effectively used to predict the FP of binary miscible mixtures, requiring only some common physicochemical parameters for the pure components other than any experimental flash point or flammability limit data as well as the use of the Le Chatelier law. This study can provide a simple, yet accurate way for engineering to predict the flash points of binary miscible mixtures as applied in the assessment of fire and explosion hazards and the development of inherently safer designs for chemical processes.     

不同烟气含湿量测量方法比较与分析

探讨准确测量烟气含湿量的方法,采用干湿球法、重量法、阻容法、激光法同步比对测量典型温湿度污染源烟气的含湿量,通过监测结果分析,提出了不同测量方法在实际烟气测量中的准确性和适用性,为准确、规范测定烟气含湿量提供技术依据。     

Team mental models and their potential to improve teamwork and safety: A review and implications for future research in healthcare

The importance of team mental models (TMMs) - team members’ shared and organized understanding of relevant knowledge - for teamwork and team-performance, particularly in high-risk industries, has been recognized for almost two decades. In healthcare, however, systematic investigations on the influence of TMM on teamwork and team-performance had yet to be conducted at the time of this review, despite many authors considering the concept to be useful for medical teams. The lack of measurement procedures appropriate for settings as complex and dynamic as, for example, the operating room, represents a major obstacle for empirical research in healthcare. We systematically reviewed empirical studies on TMMs aiming to identify methods that could be applied in healthcare. In particular, we analyzed the methods used, and situations in which TMMs have been investigated. The reviewed studies were sorted according to task and team characteristics. We discuss the results of this review with regard to characteristics of healthcare teams including anaesthesia teams and teams of ward nurses. Each of these examples represents a distinct teamwork setting (e.g. long- vs. short-lived teams) and hence requires a different approach to TMM measurement (e.g. focus on task-model vs. focus on team-model). Implications for study design, feasible measurement approaches, and questions for future research on TMMs in healthcare are discussed. In sum, our findings highlight the possible significance of TMM research in healthcare and its potential benefits for team-performance and, ultimately, patient safety.     

A descriptive study of the OHS management auditing methods used by public sector organizations conducting audits of workplaces: Implications for audit reliability and validity

Past research has identified a research gap regarding studies of the reliability and validity of OHS management audit methods. This study describes 17 audit methods used by OHS auditing organizations in the broader public sector in the province of Ontario, emphasizing aspects relevant to audit reliability and validity. Wide variation was found in pertinent characteristics of the audit methods and in their corresponding programs. In addition, some discrepancies were found between actual auditing practices and international standards on management system auditing. Further research is needed to precisely determine the impact of these variations and discrepancies on the measurement properties of audit data and on the performance of audit programs. This study determined that such research is feasible with some, but not all, auditing programs.     

机场周围飞机噪声影响规律的研究

针对目前我国飞机噪声对机场周围敏感区域影响的状况,应用大量的环保验收等实测数据,对机场周围飞机噪声的变化规律进行了分析研究.其结果时于情况相近的机场周围飞机噪声的管理与治理提供参考.     

A short scale for measuring safety climate

A 6-item measure that assesses global work safety climate was validated using multiple samples each from a hospital and a nuclear energy population. Across all 14 samples the 6-item measure had acceptable internal consistency. The measure was associated with better adherence to safe work practices, reduced exposure to environmental stressors, the presence of more safety policies and procedures, a positive general organizational climate, and decreased accidents. As evidence for discriminant validity, safety climate was unrelated to most demographic measures and had relatively small relationships with sleeping problems and negative mood. Evidence suggests that this measure is a reliable and valid way to assess global safety climate.     

X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤样品中铅的不确定度评定

用实例对X射线荧光光谱法测定土壤样品中铅的不确定度进行了评定.测量结果的不确定度由仪器综合稳定性、制样、标准物质、回归工作曲线、重复测量等所引入的不确定度分量组成.在对各个不确定度分量进行量化的基础上,通过合成得到测量结果的标准不确定度,再乘以95%置信概率下的扩展因子2,得到测量结果的扩展不确定度.