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Actuated Solutions Making Waves in Oil and Gas Market

Actuated Solution Ltd (ASL), one of the UK’s leading valve automation providers, is reporting significant growth in their oil and gas division, with an increase of 15% sales in the last 12 months.

ASL has been supplying specialist heavy-duty actuators and control solutions into the oil and gas sector for over 15 years. Their range includes a growing choice of products such as the Quifer KSY Series, designed to actuate larger valves, operating in harsh environments. (Read More)

Beamex MC6-Ex - Intrinsically safe advanced field calibrator and communicator

No other Ex-calibrator can outperform the MC6-Ex in terms of functionality and accuracy. The ATEX- and IECEx- certified MC6-Ex is designed for use in potentially explosive environments, such as offshore and on-shore oil and gas platforms, oil refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants where inflammable gases may be present.
It can also be used in the pharmaceutical industry, within energy production and gas processing industry.

With MC6-Ex no hot-work permits are needed nor additional safety equipment, such as gas detectors. The risk of harming other Ex equipment or damaging their safety protection circuits are limited. MC6-Ex is a very safe and easy choice when entering any hazardous zone, as it is approved for the tightest zone, Zone 0.

The MC6-Ex is an advanced, high-accuracy calibrator (Read More)

Emerson Enables Digital Capture of Plant Conditions to Drive Faster Operations and Maintenance Response

AMS Inspection Rounds automates workflow for reporting plant safety and performance issues.

Emerson today released AMS Inspection Rounds, a new application for the AMS Trex Device Communicator that will make it easier for operations teams to capture, report, and respond to abnormal plant conditions that pose risks to reliability, safety, and performance. The new application allows personnel to accurately record field condition data and automatically deliver that data to other plant systems where decision makers can drive effective action.

Most plants rely on manual inspection rounds to detect abnormal plant conditions not identified by sensors. (Read More)

Allweiler Announces IN-1000 Pump Condition Monitoring Device

Ideal for use in operationally critical and environmentally sensitive applications

Radolfzell, Germany – Allweiler, a CIRCOR International brand, and a worldwide supplier of pumping solutions for chemical engineering applications, announces the IN-1000 condition monitoring device, ideal for pumps in operationally critical and environmentally sensitive chemical engineering applications.

 With one master and up to 10 satellite modules per network, the IN-1000 lets operators monitor as many as 11 pumps at once. Built-in features include a two-level warning and alarm system, logging of sensor data, and remote monitoring with a smartphone app. The IN-1000 is available with ATEX certification for use in EX zones.

With the IN-1000, operators can assess expected versus actual performance on such key (Read More)

Mark Clegg, SIRM - Director of Safety, Risk & Resilience, NG Bailey

How did you get your job?

I was fortunate to join NG Bailey following a career which started with almost 23 years in the British military.  That most enjoyable period involved me being engaged in risk management at varying levels and in some fascinating environments.  Following my military career, I worked as a consultant for the EPC, delivering risk and resilience services to a range of public and private sector organisations in the UK and overseas.  Over the years, I have completed a number of professional courses in risk management, cyber security, business continuity and crisis management.  

In my other guise, I’m also a non-executive director on the IRM Board.  Having benefited from being a member for some time, I was keen to ‘give something back’ and increase my involvement with the IRM.  I joined its Education Committee a few years ago, (Read More)

Gas Detection in the Workplace

Many places of work in the manufacturing and engineering sector have a need to detect and monitor gas levels in the air. Gases can present a danger due to flammability, toxicity or asphyxiation. If you’re not sure if you should be doing more to monitor your workplace, below is a useful overview of the latest methods used for a variety of applications. ATEX models are available for every application if required.

For expert advice, consult an occupational hygienist (Read More)

OPTICAL GAS IMAGING FOR THE FAST DETECTION OF GAS LEAKS

It’s a fact of life that corrosion and exposure to the elements considerably increase the likelihood of gas leaks in chemical liquid tanks and their associated pipework and plant.  This presents a big problem as non-compliance with increasingly strict safety and environmental regulations can lead to huge fines and loss of production. (Read More)

Hazardous Gas – A Focus on Refrigeration

In the past 5 years of the currently available HSE statistics 27 people have died in the UK from asphyxiation or drowning at work.  However, in just the last few months there have been 2 incidents of asphyxiation deaths due to refrigeration leaks.  The first in August 2018 killing a trawlerman and hospitalising 3 more and the second in October 2018 suspected of killing two contractors at a poultry factory. (Read More)

“Ex tb” control panels suitable for ambient with explosive or flammable dusts

The awareness of the new prevention needs and the constant and continuous technical evolution has led the standardiser to analyze more in-depth the problems related to the use of electrical and electronic equipment in environments with the presence of dusts during handling and storage.

In fact, the problem of explosions generated by powders was not much considered in previous years. (Read More) 

Construction partnership for door specialist

High performance industrial door specialist Hart Door Systems has teamed up with Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver a range of doors as part of a £4 million new build warehouse and distribution centre. The new facility is for a Yorkshire-based independent tea and coffee company.

The range of doors being manufactured include nine fire resistant roller shutters, five Speedor Supers and two roller shutters. (Read More)