HazardEx - for safety, health and hazardous area professionals
WEBHazardEx - for safety, health and hazardous area professionals. 23 September 2024. A methane gas explosion in a coal mine killed at least 31 people in Iran’s South Khorasan province on 22 September. The incident happened at around 21:00 local time at a privately-owned mine operated by Madanjoo in the town of Tabas, around 335 miles (540km ...
HazardEx - How to select the right Ex-certified equipment?
WEB1 day ago · It’d be far easier to use Ex equipment. The Cygnus 1 Ex is the world’s only Zone-0 UTM gauge certified to ATEX, IECEx, UKEX for use in all Hazardous Zone 0, 1 and 2. Featuring 3 measuring modes and the Deep Coat function, this versatile UTM gauge can measure the wall thickness of various materials through thick coatings or extreme corrosion.
Investigative update released into fatal molten salt eruption
WEB4 days ago · Investigative update released into fatal molten salt eruption. 26 September 2024. The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update into its ongoing investigation into the 30 May 2024 release of a molten mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrate which fatally injured one employee and resulted in injuries to a second employee at the Techniques Surfaces USA ...
HazardEx - About Us
WEBAbout Us. Hazardex is the brand name for a suite of products dedicated to the provision of the latest information specifically relevant to those companies and individuals responsible for safe operations within hazardous area environments around the world. HazardEx: The Journal was launched in January 2002 to provide the global hazardous area ...
ISO 45001 – risks and opportunities for safe operations
WEBMay 16, 2023 · ‘ISO 45001 - occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems’ is an international standard that specifies requirements for an OH&S management system. The standard is intended to help organisations across the world to develop a framework that improves safety, reduces workplace risks and creates safer working conditions. After 31 March 2021, it replaced OHSAS 18001 which was the ...
Lithium ion battery fire burns for days causing port closures
WEB1 day ago · A lorry overturned in San Pedro near the Port of Los Angeles on 26 September causing damage to its lithium-ion battery cargo and causing a fire that burned for days. The incident forced the closure of a highway and impacted operations at both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the ...
Fire and gas safety systems: Conquering the complexities of …
WEBFire and gas safety systems: Conquering the complexities of functional safety products and systems certifications. 25 November 2016. Owners and operators of hazardous processes need their fire and gas safety systems to function at the highest safety levels.
HazardEx - Standards
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · Standardisation needs you! 02 September 2024. Every two months, Dr. Martin Thedens, Chair of IEC TC 31 "Equipment for explosive atmospheres", will offer his perspective on the latest developments in the world of standards. This month he discusses the importance of standards and how you can play …
HazardEx - Last blast furnace at Port Talbot steelworks closes
WEB1 day ago · 30 September 2024. Tata Steel is ceasing operations at Blast Furnace 4 along with other associated iron and steelmaking assets at Port Talbot, the UK’s largest steel plant, bringing an end to ironmaking at the site. The first of the plant’s two blast furnaces closed in July with both set to be replace with Electric Arc Furnace technology ...
Loss-of-containment, a basic cause of process safety incidents
WEBThe Chemical Safety Board, CSB, has released its report on this case, and the findings indicate that loss- of-containment is still causing disasters in the CPI. It has been said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (George Santayana (1863-1952)). For this reason, process safety personnel need to study past ...