Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) are man-made chemicals which are very stable chemicals that do not break down in the environment and can persist for a long time both in the environment and in humans.
Cohosted by AIDGC (Australasian Institute of Dangerous Goods Consultants)
The GHS is a single internationally agreed system of chemical classification and hazard communication through labelling and Safety Data Sheets (SDS). Australia will implement the GHS for workplace hazardous chemicals (both substances and mixtures) from 1 January 2017.
This session is a must for anyone working with, manufacturing dangerous goods and/or chemicals.
In 2015 Steve Posselt travelled from Canberra with his trusty kayak to arrive in Paris before the COP21 international climate talks.
The journey, named Connecting Climate Chaos, aimed to link extreme weather events outside previously known parameters with current climate science. These extraordinary events included Canberra’s fire storm, Sydney’s unseasonably early bush fires, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, the melting of the Arctic, the UK’s floods and the French drought.
Nearly every engineering profession is involved in building infrastructure or servicing the needs of the public. Engineering planning usually involves using projected populations, usage or consumption rates, and demographic information to determine the most appropriate size, location & design of engineering works. Yet how often do engineers actually think about these projections and if they are truly sustainable and realistic in the long term.
Find out who won the 2015 Qld Student Awards night here.
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Your SENG Qld Branch committee is disappointed to advise that due to the low registration numbers for next week’s dinner and AGM event scheduled for 29 July at the Ship Inn, the dinner has been cancelled.
Andrew will present a short version of the Climate Reality Project Training which he has tailored to suit engineers. He believes that engineers have a vital role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the management of climate change impacts (some of which are already unavoidable). He will demonstrate the global nature of the climate issues we face while focussing on Australian examples. The talk is in two parts of about equal length and expected to take about 45 minutes all up with time for questions and discussion afterwards, an outline is as follows.
The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) has formally commenced, and the first auction will have been held in mid March 2015.
