safety

Groveley Detection was the first company to develop a piezo-electric based ultrasonic gas leak detector engineered for extreme industrial applications.

Jane Cutler is CEO of Australia’s offshore safety regulator — the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.

An internationally recognised machinery safety course is to be offered in Australia for the first time. The course provides an expert level of training and an industry-wide recognised level of competence.

Employees exposed to risks will only have to put on a glove in order to receive a toxic substance warning.

It is inevitable that as automation systems become more intelligent then so too must safety systems.

The new test mark replaces all other TÜV Rheinland test seals which have emerged over the course of the company’s 140-year history.

The plant in Texas that exploded is said to have produced and stored a volatile and potentially dangerous form of nitrogen-based fertilizer.

An explosion at Incitec Pivot’s Mount Isa acid plant yesterday sparked concerns about a smoke plume.

The second edition of IEC 61508 changes the way we define ‘safe failure’ as standards for validating and certifying instrumentation are now much harder to reach.

Following a positive response to the proposal to run IChemE’s Human factors in health and safety professional development course in Australia, the first of four modules was recently completed in Perth.

Factory and plant accounted for 16% of work-related hospitalisations which is nearly 1.5 times ‘farm’ and nearly double ‘construction’.

Adopting international safety standards can lead to expanded markets for Australian manufacturers.

A disengaged workforce and ineffective health and safety training practices are contributing to the “illusion of safety” in the oil and gas industry.

Prosecutors are increasingly looking at workplace accidents and system failures as a corporate fault even when an individual worker has caused the accident.

Cortem Group designs and manufactures explosion-proof electrical equipment for hazardous areas.

One particular issue seen worldwide is the shortage of professionals who are demonstrably skilled across the process safety field.

Process safety systems suppliers continue to cost reduce their hardware offerings and integrate their safety solutions with basic process control systems.

Frank Schrever is Principal Consultant, Machine Safety By Design and he is in the PACE hot seat.

Acquisition will allow Pepperl+Fuchs to increase expertise and capacity in the manufacture of electro-mechanical explosion protection products for use in hazardous areas and harsh environments.

The book is designed for engineers in refineries and other process plants to help them optimise alarm systems.