Adoption Of Responsible Care Program In Malaysian Chemical Industries: Current Status And Way Forward

Chemical industry is one of the important industries in the world. However, incidents happened due to the release of hazardous materials, toxic and poisonous chemicals in the chemical industries can cause fatal to human and destruction of the environment. Learning from the Bhopal disaster's experience, chemical industries have developed a program - Responsible Care, aiming to regain public trust through improving the environment, health and safety performances. Malaysia has adopted Responsible Care program since 1994 under the stewardship of the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM). Six codes of management practices have been developed by the CICM, covering distribution, community awareness and emergency response, pollution prevention, process safety, employee health & safety and product stewardship. It has been more than 20 years since its inception. However, to date, there are only 125 companies have signed the pledge to adopt Responsible Care program. The CICM has also conducted several initiatives to encourage participation of chemical companies to adopt Responsible Care program in Malaysia. Therefore, it is the aim of this paper to review the current status of Responsible Care program in Malaysia and also deliberate the way forward of this program.

Adoption Of Responsible Care Program In Malaysian Chemical Industries: Current Status And Way Forward

@#Chemical industry is one of the important industries in the world. However, incidents happened due to the release of hazardous materials, toxic and poisonous chemicals in the chemical industries can cause fatal to human and destruction of the environment. Learning from the Bhopal disaster's experience, chemical industries have developed a program - Responsible Care, aiming to regain public trust through improving the environment, health and safety performances. Malaysia has adopted Responsible Care program since 1994 under the stewardship of the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM). Six codes of management practices have been developed by the CICM, covering distribution, community awareness and emergency response, pollution prevention, process safety, employee health & safety and product stewardship. It has been more than 20 years since its inception. However, to date, there are only 125 companies have signed the pledge to adopt Responsible Care program. The CICM has also conducted several initiatives to encourage participation of chemical companies to adopt Responsible Care program in Malaysia. Therefore, it is the aim of this paper to review the current status of Responsible Care program in Malaysia and also deliberate the way forward of this program

Need of a journal club in every medical education setup.

The scenario of scientific inscription has changed a lot with every day a new journal takes birth and so more and more manuscripts are written or manufactured in eagerness of academic endorsement/promotion, but very few academicians are appraising journals. This is a reality that the medical fraternity has exceptionally little curiosity in journal indulgent may be due to lack of proper training in this regards and the journal club (JC) is a reply to this need. Medical education workforce must develop the necessary skills to keep up with the vast amount of information available. The JC is an influential educational instrument and has played an active role in medical education for over a century. Even though, this tool has been included in the postgraduate program, there still remains a need of understanding the concept and importance of journals. This paper provides an inclusive appraisal about what a JC and how to acquire/establish it our departments.

Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures after electrical shock injury: a case report / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

Simultaneous bilateral fractures of the femoral necks are rare injuries, especially when there is no underlying pathological condition. We report a 20-year-old man who sustained bilateral femoral neck fractures resulting from an accidental electric shock with 440 V direct current. Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fractures after electrical shock injury without falling from a height are rather uncommon in clinic. The main cause of the fracture may be muscle contraction. This case highlights that even in the absence of primary and secondary bone disease, bilateral fractures of the femoral necks can occur following electric shock injury. We successfully managed this case with bilateral cannulated screw fixation without bone grafting. Surgeons caring for patients with electrical injury should be aware of the possibility of skeletal injuries which can go unnoticed, leading to delay in diagnosis and increased risk of complications.

Influência do epitélio corneal limbar sobre a expressäo antígeno dos linfócitos da mucosa humana (HML-1) / Corneal limbal epithelium influence on Human Mucosal Lymphocyte Antigen (HML-1) expression

Os linfócitos intraepiteliais (IELs) parecem desempenhar papel importante na defesa e na tolerância induzidas pelo tecido linfocitário associado à mucosa (MALT). No epitélio das mucosas, os IELs expressam a integrina HML-1, que é a responsável pela sua aderência no epitélio. Neste trabalho propöe-se estudar os mecanismos de expressäo do HML-1 nos linfócitos do sangue periférico associados ao epitélio corneal limbar. Culturas do epitélio da córnea de diferentes doadores e de linfócitos de sangue periférico de um paciente foram estabelecidas. Três grupos de estudo foram deteminados: Grupo A, linfócitos näo ativados juntamente com células epiteliais corneais limbares em meio de cultura; Grupo B, linfócitos näo-ativados separados do epitélio por membrana semi-permeável em meio de cultura; Grupo C, linfócitos näo-ativados em meio de cultura (controle). No sétimo dia, os linfócitos de todos os grupos ..