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Construction: time to get risk-averse

The construction industry is crying out for a statistical approach to identifying and mitigating safety risks. With the new Construction Risk Library project, it might just have arrived

Health and Safety
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Time for a dry run

Compressed air dryers improve air quality and protect valuable assets, but what types are available and how is it best to care for them?

Refrigeration
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MIC: a solution in the pipeline

Aiming to improve the detection, monitoring and mitigation of the billion-dollar issue of microbiologically influenced corrosion is a new joint industry project. By Steed Webzell

Oil & Gas
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Determining access rights for facilities

Whether talking about a machine, robot, room or entire building, how is it best to ensure safety by restricting employee access? By Steed Webzell

Machine Safety/Protection
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Raising standards

It is becoming increasingly important to evaluate the design working period (DWP) of cranes to ensure they are fit for purpose and safe to use

Cranes
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Pallet truck care

A guide to the care, inspection and maintenance of pallet trucks, as covered by PUWER

Planned Maintenance
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Making the grade

Calibrating and maintaining a gas analyser is a critical business, with the potential of fines and even plant shutdowns for any companies reporting incorrect readings. By Steed Webzell

Gas Detection
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Waste no more: change comes to Magnox at Sellafield nuclear site

Sellafield recently began removing waste from one of its most hazardous buildings, culminating a huge engineering and operations project that has been many years in the making. By Steed Webzell

Nuclear Plant
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Minding the store

The trend of appointing third-party MRO service providers is gathering pace with the promise of cost savings and the reassignment of resources to core activities

Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture
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Beyond REACH

What does a government-imposed delay to the implementation of UK REACH regulations mean for chemical plants and their supply chains? By Steed Webzell

Chemical Protection
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The post-COVID rise of pre-fabricated plants

The urgent need for COVID vaccines spurred the use of modular, pre-fab laboratory spaces. Can the same structures equally benefit industry? The urgent need for COVID vaccines spurred the use of...

Plant Modifications
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Valve performance

How can engineers ensure that valves are performing efficiently and correctly on a process line? By Steed Webzell

valve actuators