Introduction
Good day to you! Welcome to the spring 2009 issue of JSHER! This issue is my first as your editor-in-chief. Before I introduce the three manuscripts in this issue, I would like to make a few comments about my predecessor, Dr. Jim Ramsay. Most people associate Jim as editor of JSHER, with his big ideas, his innovative and creative insights, and his resourcefulness and wherewithal in managing the affairs of the journal. But the “Jim stories” I have heard since taking on this role deal with seemingly different matters: his consistent attention to details that usually are invisible to a readers eye; his persistency in assuring that the research and journal standards are achieved, his many hours of discussing with an author some needed changes that would enhance the acceptance of their manuscript and in making sure that all editorial review board members have the necessary resources to seamlessly review submitted manuscripts, and in organizing the many details that get an issue to press in a timely manner. For those of us that have worked with Jim, none of this is surprising. Persistent, consistent execution is unglamorous, time consuming, and sometimes boring. Jim our profession thanks you for the commitment that you made during the last 5 years. You have made an impact.
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Feature 1
Food Sources of Lead May Exacerbate Occupational Exposures to Lead: Recommendations for Occupational Investigations
Elisabeth Maxwell, MS and Dr. Cathy Neumann
Feature 2
A Case Study of Consequences Analysis of Ammonia Transportation by Rail from Gurun to Port Klang in Malaysia Using Safti Computer Model
Che Rosmani Che Hassan, Puvaneswaran B., Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Noor Zalina Mahmood, Foo Chee Hung, and Nik Meriam Sulaiman
Feature 3
Effects of Safety Training on Risk Tolerance: An Examination of Male Workers in the Surface Mining Industry
Carolyn C. Lehmann, Joel M. Haight, and Judd H. Michael