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16 August, 2010
BP?has selected Emerson’s METCO Services as its single source provider for offshore and onshore measurement audits and for onshore contract measurement engineering support of BP?installations in the UK. The company will also provide operational...
16 August, 2010
ACCORDING?TO?ABB, it is the first motor manufacturer in the world to be granted a license to use the IECEx conformity mark. This means the company can use the IECEx Conformity Mark on products covered by an IECEx Certificate of Conformity,...
16 August, 2010
Seaward Group business manager Arun Sehdev has been awarded the 1906 Award for his work in revising and updating the International Electrotechnical Commissions’ (IEC) 61557 series of standards. The award is given to industry experts who...
16 August, 2010
RRC has launched a ‘Risk Assessment’ short online course. The course takes less than six hours to complete and uses videos, interactive animations and multiple-choice tests. It guides users through the principles of risk assessment in five...
16 August, 2010
This year’s Maintec exhibition attracted 1632 visitors over the three days, with a strong turnout of senior decision makers. The event was also notable by the number of new companies, around 27 in total, that exhibited alongside the Maintec...
16 August, 2010
Notified body Sira Certification has recently received notification to add software to its range of accredited Functional Safety certification services.
16 August, 2010
Gas Data has achieved MCERTS approval for its GFM?400 Series range, and has done so with the beneficial inclusion of flow rates and hydrogen Sulphide.
16 August, 2010
Industrial skills training provider Wakefield Skillcentre, has introduced a new Carbon Monoxide Awareness Course for gas installers and engineers. The course provides information about the dangers of the gas, which, according to provisional...
16 August, 2010
Clifford & Snell, a developer of optical, acoustic and combined signalling devices for explosion-protected and industrial use has been acquired by R. Stahl. Clifford & Snell’s product development programme is said to supplement R. Stahl’s...
17 March, 2010
Moore Industries has released a digital interactive whitepaper, entitled: “Safety Instrumented Systems: The ‘Logic’ of Single Loop Logic Solvers.”
17 March, 2010
GAMBICA’S Controlgear Group Technical committee has welcomed the publication of IEC 61439, the new series of international standards for low-voltage switchgear and control gear assemblies, which will soon be implemented in the UK as BS EN...
INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE
16 August, 2010
When it comes to selecting light fittings for use in hazardous areas, there is still some confusion over whether users should opt for the latest LED lamps or for the more conventional fluorescent lights. Willi Steckel, of Cooper Crouse-Hinds,...
16 August, 2010
Irrespective of industry, responsible companies see the safety of their products and solutions as vitally important. According to Stuart Nunns, managing consultant, Functional Safety, ABB, the company places great emphasis on Functional...
16 August, 2010
Jim Wallace, of Seaward, explains the type of test instruments that are available to ensure compliance with electrical wiring regulations
16 August, 2010
The A290001 Zone 1 and 21 POE/Ethernet Extender from Extronics is ATEX certified and doubles, triples or even quadruples the normal 330ft (100m) CAT5 cable run length for 100BaseT networks.
16 August, 2010
PAS has released a new version of its comprehensive alarm management and control loop optimisation software with new features to improve plant safety and productivity.
16 August, 2010
Yokogawa’s latest version of the DXAdvanced DAQSTATION range of data acquisition and display stations – the DXAdvanced R4 – features a number of enhancements including an advanced security option that provides 21CFR Part 11 compliance, multi-batch...
16 August, 2010
A range of SUNX safety sensing products designed to meet the current SIL and PL safety requirements now required for 2010 is available from Panasonic Electric Works. The range includes single beam safety sensors, safety light curtains and...
16 August, 2010
Phoenix Contact’s new safe, expandable PSR-Trisafe-M configurable Safety Module monitors all safety functions in machines and plants. Just 67.5mm wide, this device can be used to evaluate up to 20 safety input signals.
16 August, 2010
A recent standard for alarm management in process environments aims to make plants safer and more efficient. Simon Ellam, from Siemens Industry Automation, discusses its key points and the benefits of following them
16 August, 2010
There is a widespread belief among machine users that when they purchase new equipment, all they need to do to meet their PUWER obligations is make sure that the equipment bears the CE marking. However, it’s not that simple, as Paul Laidler,...
16 August, 2010
Personal protective equipment (PPE) products must meet the requirements of the PPE Directive before they can be CE marked. Austin Simmons, from SATRA, explains how to ensure compliance is achieved and maintained
16 August, 2010
Problem: National Grid is constantly upgrading the National Transmission System (NTS)?and has awarded the contract to Orbital Gas Systems for the two most recent projects – the IRIS?and Upgrade of High Pressure Supply Point...
16 August, 2010
Problem: Gas exported from the Norwegian Gjøa field in the North Sea to St. Fergus in the UK required a new flow-based pipeline protection system?(PPS) owing to the fact that the export pressure is higher than the permitted level in St....
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