Don’t let rising HEAT raise your risk
A vital but sometimes overlooked aspect of safe storage is temperature control, especially during warmer months when ambient conditions can easily breach safe thresholds....
Hygiene Showers vs Safety Showers: Protecting Workers from Chemical Exposure
By James Hamilton, Global Engineering Manager at Hughes Safety Showers
In industries where exposure to harmful chemicals and dust is a daily occurrence, the importance...
Strong Partnerships – the Key to Success in a Changing World
Today’s business environment requires agility and adaptation to keep up with technological, economic and political challenges, just to remain competitive. In addition, woven into...
Investors urged to advocate for standardisation of chemical industry regulations
New research highlights inconsistencies between U.S. and EU toxic release reporting requirements, exposing corporates and financiers to growing regulatory and litigation risks.
Lack of...
New recommendations to improve and accelerate testing of chemicals
New recommendations from DEFRA’s Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) have set out steps that could make the UK a world leader in more ethical,...
Flixborough 50 Years on – Process Safety Competence Challenges
Major incidents such as Flixborough have strengthened the subject of process safety and rereading the investigation report 50 years on, I can’t help but...
ground-breaking solution for recessed lighting in hazardous areas
Raytec’s SPARTAN Recess is a ground-breaking solution for recessed lighting in hazardous areas. This one-of-a-kind range of luminaires offers a range of benefits, including...
When did you last review your Hazardous Area Classification?
On the 1st of October 2024, the Energy Institute published the 5th edition of their ‘Model Code of Safe Practice Part 15: Area Classification...
The Third Dimension of Risk: using organisational maturity to assess and mitigate risk
Mike Meen, Technical Director at Bureau Veritas, assesses whether the traditional two-dimensional approach to risk is adequate in today’s complex society, and highlights the...
The Benefits of Automation Lines in Labelling Chemical Products
In today’s fast-paced industrial world, the chemical industry faces unique challenges in maintaining safety, accuracy, and efficiency. One of the pivotal elements in addressing...
