4th September 2010
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Do your repairs and replacements meet the latest ATEX dust regulations?

Traditional ATEX industries – such as petrochemical processing facilities – are well used to conformity. But maintenance operatives in a much wider section of industry now need to make sure that repairs and maintenance meet the correct certification for the recently defined ATEX zone 20 to 22 dust conditions. Companies need to use suppliers and repairers who correctly certify machines, if they are to avoid liability should something go wrong....

Do your repairs and replacements meet the latest ATEX dust regulations?
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Does saving energy cost money?

With all the enthusiastic talk about the savings that can be made by reducing energy usage, it’s easy to overlook the fact that many energy-saving initiatives require substantial capital investment. If that’s what’s holding you back, we have some good news for you. On the other hand, not saving energy may not only cost you money in fuel bills, but could also land you with a sizeable fine. We give you the inside information to help you stay on...

Does saving energy cost money?
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CSP UK plays safe

Following a risk assessment, the CSP UK concluded that the valves operating a number of its 28” process valves, all supplying exhaust gases from the coke ovens to fuel the re-heat furnaces, were serving a critical function. This meant that if – for any reason – the process valves had to be shut down, the control valves must be guaranteed to operate in a failsafe condition. Further, because of the presence of flammable gases in the environment,...

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Are you ready for a new standard of safety?

The standards and legislation surrounding the design, build and use of plant machinery seems to get more complex by the week. and no more so than in the field of safety. Here, to help clarify the issues, we take a brief look at a couple of imminent changes. Unless you’ve been following events closely, there’s a fair chance that you’re not 100% clear on the situation with respect to EN 954-1. That’s because the European Commission has changed...

Are you ready for a new standard of safety?
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Repair? or Replace?

“When failures occur, you need to respond in the most cost-effective way over the long term” When equipment fails, it means downtime. And unplanned downtime, most would agree, is bad news. But what’s the best way to minimise it – repair or replace? We look at some of the main factors that can influence the decision. The best way to avoid downtime, of course, is to avoid it altogether. Prevention, in other words, is better than cure. And,...

Repair? or Replace?

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