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US pipeline firm settles over safety problems

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A US pipeline organisation will pay $450,000 (?290,000) in civil charges after it failed to follow safety regulations at oil plants in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. The Associated Press reports t...

Algerian pipeline explosion injures three people

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Safety control measures may have been at fault when a recent gas explosion rocked a petrochemical plant in Algeria. According to the APS news agency, the blast occurred on Wednesday afternoon (Marc...

New Universal Transmitter Simplifies Installation and Reduces Costs

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Honeywell (UK) have announced the EMEAI launch of XNX, a highly flexible, universal gas transmitter that can be used with any of Honeywell Analytics’ range of gas sensor technologies. XNX hel...

Gas pipeline explosion leads to new safety measures

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Safety recommendations from an enquiry into a 2004 gas explosion have been accepted by the UK government. Improvements to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) site procedures were suggested by Lord Gill i...

Don t Buy Gas Detectors

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All gas detectors go into alarm. And, they all need maintenance. So finding the right gas detector is not your most difficult decision. That’s the easy part. The hard part is deciding what t...

New Solution for the HART Communication Protocol with Entire Line of Explosion Proof Flame Detectors

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The HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) Protocol is the global standard for sending and receiving digital information across a 4-20 mA analogue signal between smart devices and a control/m...

ATEX Certified Total Volatile Compound Monitor for Zone 2 Areas without Safety Barriers

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Ion Science (UK) introduces the ATEX approved 3 wire TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Compound) monitor, for use without safety barriers in Zone 2 hazardous areas. The ATEX certified TVOC monitor can...

US pipeline explosion evidence open to lawyers

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Lawyers of a case involving the death of six workers at a Connecticut power facility are being allowed to view the evidence from the site. According to the Hartford Courant, items gathered from the...

Internal Safety Shutoff and Operating Valve

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The Shand and Jurs (USA) 96330 Internal Safety Shutoff and Operating Valve provides automatic, foolproof, quick-acting shutoff of product flow in tanks and manifold lines. “The 96330 is extr...

Lots of Approval for Spectrex Flame Detectors

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SharpEye 40/40 Series Flame Detectors offer unmatched performance and reliability - including patented, IR3 (Triple IR) Multi-Spectrum detectors that enable detection of small fires at distances up...