The Industrial Gas Operations Accreditation Scheme, designed to provide an independent determination of competence for those working on large-scale gas installations, is two years old. How is it...
Continuing Professional Development
Magnetic rope testing is a non-destructive testing method for wire ropes, a vital component on many types of lifting equipment.How does such technology work, and how does it fit into an inspection...
Ropes/Cables
Method statements outline the hazards involved in a task and include a step-by-step guide on how to do the job safely. Yet there often remains confusion about their true purpose
Health and Safety
While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, conveyor systems must sometimes adapt to plant facility and operational constraints, which means changes in level and direction. We...
Conveyors
A sharp focus on maintenance can result in significant improvements in factory operations, but too many managers struggle to take seriously the upkeep of their plant and equipment, says Ian Vallely
Planned Maintenance
Two workers suffered burns, one seriously, when hot material from an industrial drier hit them as they tried to tackle a fire at a factory in South Wales, a court has heard.
Health and Safety
Keeping your people and your balance sheet healthy – that is the central challenge of occupational health and safety, as Ian Vallely explains.
Occupational Health
Managing your factory's energy usage effectively can pay real dividends in terms of money (and planet) saved, and reputation (and comfort) enhanced, says Ian Vallely
control valves
A Welwyn Garden City manufacturing firm has been fined a total of £17,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,219 after an agency worker suffered a hand injury while clearing a blockage on a poorly-guarded...
Health and Safety
A Bedfordshire-based powder coating firm has been fined £36,000 and ordered to pay £10,509 costs after an employee suffered serious hand injuries when lifting equipment failed at the company premises...
Health and Safety
A Coventry foundry has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of £899 after a worker broke three ribs after falling 5m through a fragile roof sheet while clearing gutters.
Health and Safety
Gravity is good. It causes dispersed matter to coalesce and ensures this combined material – which includes you and me – remains intact. It is also, literally, the force of nature that keeps our feet...
Health and Safety