Author: mtgiorgio

Effectiveness of insect repellents : pay attention to the ingredients

With the recent outbreak of Zika virus, many insect repellents are very popular and became best-selling products, but researchers say they’re not equally effective at warding off mosquitoes that carry diseases like Zika virus, chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue. It is very difficult to choose a repellents : a search for “mosquito repellent” on Amazon.com delivers more than 28,000 […...

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Zika virus disease : what you should know

Zika virus disease is a mosquito-borne disease caused by zika virus, On 1st February 2016 the World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Until 2007, there were only isolated cases in Africa and Southeast Asia.  Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend […]...

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Packaging and labelling : pictograms

Since 2009,  within the context of REACH, the CLP regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) has introduced throughout the EU a new system for classifying and labeling chemicals. In 2015, the existing registration will be  lifted, however, actually, whe have at the same time pictograms from CLP and pictograms from the existing registration. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this […]...

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Certificate of fitness for work

After each medical examination, the occupational physician issues a medical statement : he says if the employee is fit or unfit to work, or fit subject to work modifications . Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post...

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