Moving towards Green Energy and the Challenges That We Face
Chemical engineering, process safety and associated industries are built around the mutual core value of striving for a greener, more sustainable environment, and this...
Digitalisation in the verification of safety and environmentally critical elements in the chemical industry
Mike Meen, Technical Director at Bureau Veritas, highlights the crucial role that safety and environmentally critical elements (SCE) play in the chemical industry, and...
Understanding the hazards of your ingredients
Do you know your ingredients?
Following the 1992 Earth Summit and 2002 World Summit, the United Nations developed the ‘Globally Harmonized System’ (GHS) or ‘Purple...
Bayer receives approval for ‘groundbreaking’ new fungicide
Bayer has received a regulatory ‘one-two’ for its new fungicide active substance and the first product to contain it.
The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of...
Hazard Studies – The Value of a Staged and Methodical Approach
Hazard studies are a well-established and essential practice within the chemical industry and are intended to enable effective planning, implementation and safe operation of...
BSIF tests unveil vast quantities of non-compliant safety footwear on UK market
British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) testing has revealed that a significant amount of safety footwear produced by non-members fails to perform as advertised.
Safety footwear...
Turning mine waste into healthy soil
Tailings, the waste left after extracting precious and critical minerals, often contain harmful chemicals and heavy metals that can pollute soil, water, and even...
Integrating Sustainability into Hazard Studies: Making Projects Safe, Smart and Sustainable
With the uncertainty we are experiencing in relation to climate change and rising costs, professionals involved in process safety are confronted by a decision...
Ambient Temperatures – Are We at Risk of Becoming Complacent?
When it comes to Process Safety and the containment of hazardous substances, temperature is an important factor which requires management and control to ensure...
Managing Flood Risk – What Can You Really Do?
When we think of flooding, images of inundation and devastation typically come to mind, whether that’s for domestic communities or industrial areas. The credibility...
