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DSEAR hazards |
06/02/2012
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| Although DSEAR (Dangerous Systems and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) was enacted back in 2003, its implications for hazardous plant are still misunderstood. Barrie Church explains |
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Shock tactics |
06/02/2012
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| About 1,000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns – of which around 30 prove fatal – are still reported to the HSE annually. Brian Wall investigates procedures that could prevent needless deaths |
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The case of Mr S |
07/12/2011
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| The role of an individual acting as, or on behalf of, a 'competent person' under PSSR (the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000) comes with serious obligations S Moore Holmes takes us through the case of Mr S |
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Playing it safe |
07/12/2011
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| The October 2011 arrival of new guidance for the safe operation of steam and hot water boilers gives boiler operators and managers up-to-date advice, and recognised training is a key focus. Brian Wall reports |
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Maintain your guard |
07/12/2011
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| Health and safety regulations continue to be breached, with sometimes tragic, as well as costly consequences. David Lewis reviews the legal landscape and some salutary cases |
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Extracting rewards |
07/12/2011
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| Avoiding risk, safeguarding the workforce and complying with health and safety regulations are key goals of dust and fume extraction equipment. But there's also a financial reward to be reaped, reports Brian Wall |
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Cool and legal |
07/12/2011
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| Nearly every commercial and industrial building has refrigeration plant. Some is well maintained, some not – until things go wrong. John Cherry updates plant engineers on their duties |
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Plant safety at any cost? |
06/10/2011
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| Don't get me wrong: it's hard to argue with current moves to streamline health and safety legislation, in line with Lord Young's 'Common Sense, Common Safety' report – especially given that chief among the aims is to reduce the bureaucratic burden on small companies. If that makes the UK a more
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Laying down the law |
06/10/2011
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| European directives are continuously forcing changes to UK legislation around health and safety. Brian Wall reports on what plant engineers and managers need to know |
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Dust explosion |
06/10/2011
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| Running motors and low voltage ac drives on plants with dusty environments has been regulated under the ATEX directives since 2006. Steve Ruddell explains the detail |
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Hazardous electrics |
06/10/2011
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| Hazardous areas demand properly certified equipment – and that applies to maintenance kit, too. But cost and efficiency are also key. Gordon Low examines the issues |
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Full flow fluid power |
06/10/2011
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| As hydraulic and pneumatic systems continue to evolve, Steed Webzell weighs up the latest innovations benefiting static and mobile plant operations |
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Gorgon’s Ex-lighting saves local sea turtle population |
06/10/2011
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| Cooper Crouse-Hinds reports that it has engineered an explosion-proof fluorescent light fitting for the Chevron-operated Gorgon project, at Barrow Island, that specifically minimises disturbance of the local sea turtle population. |
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A case of too little, too late |
07/06/2011
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| With the HSE's consultation period now closed on the proposal to change employers' statutory reporting requirements, under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations), from over three days to seven for workplace-related injuries, reactions from across industry
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Good for everyone |
07/06/2011
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| Workplace regulations may not be facing radical change, but their implementation and policing certainly are. Brian Tinham reports on the price of the cuts |
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Head for heights |
07/06/2011
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| There are many concerns when it comes to working at height, not least cheap inferior products now flooding the UK market. Brian Wall reports |
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Risk-based changes |
07/04/2011
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| Get it right and the savings can be huge, but get it wrong and the cost is unimaginable. Brian Tinham talks to John Wintle about changing best practice for hazardous plant inspections |
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Uplifted engineering |
07/04/2011
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| The revised Machinery Directive will have an effect on operations engineers using lifting equipment. Dr Tom Shelley reports |
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Machine safety |
07/04/2011
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| Following last year's update of the Machinery Directive, Laura Cork uncovers concerns and confusion over safety-related issues – for machine builders, specifiers and users |
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Seeds of safety |
09/12/2010
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| Lifting-related deaths and injuries still remain worryingly high. But adherence to statutory regulations and best practice could make a real difference, as Brian Wall reports |
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The benefit of hindsight now |
06/10/2010
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| BP's long awaited report into the causes of its oil rig explosion and the worst oil spill in US history is finally out (page 8). The Deepwater Horizon saga makes grim reading, providing, as it does, a detailed study of the sequence of events BP believes led to the disaster – and the engineering,
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Corporate manslaughter |
07/06/2010
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| Ignorance of health and safety law is 'staggering', with only 10% fully aware, according to HSE figures. Brian Tinham looks at the risks |
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Regulating safety |
07/06/2010
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| Plant engineers and managers bear a grave responsibility when it comes to health and safety. Brian Tinham examines what's available to help them do better |
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Zero tolerance |
07/06/2010
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| Human nature dictates that issues around working at height and in confined spaces – accidents, deaths and outright negligence – will always be with us. Reality or defeatism? Brian Wall reports |
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