08.12.2011

Accidents in the Workplace

Finding The Cause - Accidents can happen anytime and anywhere. Dr. Prof. Franz Schmalz at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich has indentified four categories as the main cause of workplace-related incidents.
more08.04.2010

Clear Identification Increases Security in Plant Engineering

In the plants of the chemical, pharmaceutical, power, and food industries, liquids and gases are transported constantly through pipelines. Here it is crucial that these be marked unambiguously on the outside. more23.06.2009

Testing, Testing?

Reduced Inspections - A Partial Stroke Test (PST) at defined intervals can effectively prevent malfunctions. A successful test indicates that the valve performance is OK and that any corrosion or encrustation has been removed. The valve seat and plug is free again and it is ready for action in an emergency. The solenoid valves, which exhaust the air from the valve in an emergency, can get stuck too, as they are also held in the open position nearly all of the time. more