Safety

Track that plume

SOFTWARE The latest version of Safer Real-Time is designed to enhance a user’s ability to detect a toxic release using high-sensitivity Open Path optical-sensors, estimate its source area location

HSE promotes Buncefield lessons

The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance from the Process Safety Leadership Group (PSLG) on the implementation of certain recommendations from the Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Board’s (MIIB) report

Accident highlights gas dangers

The death of a van driver after the ignition of acetylene gas in his vehicle in the UK last year has highlighted the importance of ensuring sufficient ventilation.

The key to training

The first Labelmaster/HCB Dangerous Goods Training Keystone Award was presented last month during the third annual Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

ESIG promotes solvents safety

The European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) has produced a series of new tools aimed at “supporting, helping and guiding the solvents industry and downstream users in Europe”.

Princess yields her secrets

More than 400 drums of endosulfan and around 1 tonne of various other pesticides have now been recovered from the ferry Princess of the Stars , which sank off the Philippine island of Sibuyan this past

Hidden dangers: the sequel

Haldis Fearn’s article on the difficulties facing those who need urgent accent to dangerous goods manifests highlights a serious issue

NAHCo gens up on DGs

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCo) has embarked on a comprehensive programme of job-specific training for 56 of its operations staff under the tutelage of international instructors and trainers from IATA.

NAHCo gens up on DGs

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCo) has embarked on a comprehensive programme of job-specific training for 56 of its operations staff under the tutelage of international instructors and trainers from IATA.

First SVHC list agreed

At a meeting in Helsinki last month the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) Member State Committee unanimously agreed the identification of the first 14 substances to be classified as ‘substances of very high concern’

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