Brian Davies
University of Wollongong
16 Papers
28 Citations
Brian Davies is an academic researcher from University of Wollongong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Diesel exhaust. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 12 publications. Previous affiliations of Brian Davies include RMIT University.
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Papers
Carbon dioxide rebreathing in respiratory protective devices: influence of speech and work rate in full-face masks
TL;DR: Novel findings on the impact of phonic respiration (breathing during speech) and CO2 concentrations in RPDs are presented and it is recommended that these findings be incorporated in technical specifications regarding human factors for RPS.
Longitudinal study of sensitization to natural rubber latex among dental school students using powder-free gloves
TL;DR: Exposure to powder-free latex gloves was not associated with subsequent sensitization over 5 yr in a population with a high atopic incidence, and no student developed latex sensitivity during the 5 yr of this study.
Hydration status of underground miners in a temperate Australian region.
Ben Polkinghorne,Ben Polkinghorne,Vinodkumar Gopaldasani,Susan Furber,Susan Furber,Brian Davies,Victoria M Flood +6 more
TL;DR: Strategies are needed to adapt the workplace environment to increase water accessibility; encourage appropriate consumption of water both at work and at home; and to promote physical activity and good nutrition to maintain healthy weight.
Diesel particulates--recent progress on an old issue.
Alan Rogers,Brian Davies +1 more
TL;DR: Although the adverse health effects of the gaseous fraction of diesel emissions have been known for sometime, only in the last two decades has research indicated that the particulate component of the diesel exhaust has the potential to induce various health effects.
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Evaluation and Control of Employee Exposure to Diesel Particulate at Several Australian Coal Mines
TL;DR: In this paper, employee exposures to diesel particulate (DP) were measured under normal and abnormal mining operations at BHP Steel Collieries Tower Colliery and other underground coal mines in New South Wales coal fields.
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