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4 Stats that Show How Quality Management Impacts Product Recalls
This is the the latest in a series of blog posts detailing results from ETQ's 2020 industry trends and attitudes survey on the changing role of quality as a strategic business initiative. When we started surveying businesses in the Life Sciences, Food & Beverage and Manufacturing industries, our goal was to get a better understanding of the state of quality management—not just in ...
By EtQ, LLC
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How long does E coli live on shoes?
Bacteria and viruses live on all kinds of surfaces, including skin. It is impossible to kill them all, nor should you. Healthy bacteria have a place in every ecosystem, and exposure to germs in small doses can help strengthen your immune system and support your food digestion. Because attention is mostly paid to pathogens being present on touch surfaces such as counters and doorknobs, it ...
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Diver versus Deep Trekker: A Cost /Benefit Analysis
As underwater ROV technology continues to evolve and transform, industry professionals are faced with a simple question: diver or drone? While the question may be simple, often the answer is not and depends on a multitude of factors such as the scope of a task, operating environment/conditions and project complexity to name a few. Ultimately everything boils down to two factors: safety and cost. ...
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Simple Compliance to DG Regulations
Compliance to Dangerous Goods Regulation should not require one to be skilled as a lawyer - needing to interpret and cross-reference sections and hoping that one got it right! Those who offer for transport, or transport dangerous goods -have a business to run and not worry about an incorrect document that was issued years ago. Authorities can audit declarations for up to 5 years. Eliminate ...
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A recipe for resilience
Introduction The Partners for Resilience (PfR) alliance has been working since 2011 to reduce the impact of natural hazards on vulnerable people in nine countries: Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Uganda. We are the Netherlands Red Cross, CARE Nederland, Cordaid, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Wetlands International and our many local ...
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CDP climate and water disclosure support – Case Study
Challenge: After publically releasing a sustainability policy and report in 2012, a global food production and service provider elected to respond to the 2013 CDP Investor (Climate Change) and Water questionnaires. This leader in the food industry sought the assistance of Antea Group to guide them through the first time response process to ensure stakeholders received an accurate, ...
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Identify Bias. Improve Safety.
Too much information too quickly can crash even the most advanced computers. Luckily our brains are equipped with a failsafe that guards against processing meltdowns. This failsafe is called cognitive bias, and it helps us make decisions based on past experience and knowledge. Cognitive biases can be characterized as the tendency to make decisions and take action based on limited acquisition or ...
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New requirements for safe use and storage of liquid nitrogen and dry ice
The College of American Pathologists ("CAP")recently imposed new requirements to address risks related to the use and storage of liquid nitrogen ("LN2") and dry ice. Background The new requirements come after a deadly incident in 2017, when liquid nitrogen leaked at a Georgia lab that was not accredited through CAP. Emergency responders were called to the scene when an employee suffered burns ...
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How To Handle Chemical Spills & Cleanups
FAST-ACT is designed for liquid and vapor chemical releases, but the chemicals it attacks does not need to be limited to what we traditionally think of as a chemical spill. Toxic and noxious chemicals can come from a variety of sources such as waste water, decomposition, household chemicals, and animals. Since FAST-ACT can be applied to liquid spill or vapor release enabling Emergency Responders ...
By FAST-ACT
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US Nuclear Corp. Sales Poised for Dramatic Growth
DENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / February 22, 2018 / US Nuclear (OTC PINK: UCLE) has a long and excellent reputation providing the best products for industrial safety. Being a leader in its field, the Company is not only experiencing record high demand for its products, but is also entering the enormous healthcare market with novel solutions for the $10B radioisotope market that is suffering ...
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PureAire Universal Gas Detector Offers Protection Against Toxic Levels of Ammonia
In March of 2016, an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing plant in Boston left one worker dead. The fumes at the plant were so powerful that firefighters could not promptly enter the scene to mitigate the gas leak and try to save the staff member until much later. Reports show that 5,300 pounds of ammonia gas leaked out of the plant. If you work with ammonia at your facility, learn why this ...
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Designing a topo map for search and rescue
A child is lost in the forest. An elderly dementia patient wanders away from home. A hiker is overdue from a weekend outing. These scenarios happen daily around the world and wilderness search and rescue teams are called in to find that missing person. Wilderness SAR teams are specially trained to travel in small groups over varying terrain in all weather, day and night. The lives saved by SAR ...
By Azimuth1
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Development and evolution of a crisis support service at an international airport
In response to increasing concerns about the impact of disaster recovery work on responders, Pearson International Airport (PIA) in Toronto established Canada's first airport based 'critical incident stress team' in the fall of 1989. The original aim was to support the local airport community particularly in the event of an air disaster. Over the 17 years of operation, the goals and services of ...
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Air filtration applications for membranes
Given their unique performance attributes membranes are finding use in a growing number of high efficiency air filtration applications. One example is in respirators and personal protective equipment. Applications where intense physical demands and risk of exposure to harmful contaminants are present demand the high efficiency / low pressure drop combination of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene ...
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Proposed Risk Management Program Regulations on the Way
How Might Your Business be Impacted? Prompted by, among other incidents, a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant located north of Waco, Texas on April 17, 2013, President Obama has issued Executive Order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security (EO 13650). The EO directs the government to conduct a number of tasks, including modernizing regulations and strengthening ...
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OTT HydroMet sensors for measuring water level in creeks and bayous, played a critical role during Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, and the subsequent flooding, was an unprecedented and devastating event in eastern Texas. Harvey produced an average of 33.7 inches of rainfall over the 1,777 square miles of Harris County over a 4 day period which equates to 1 trillion gallons of water and is also 68% of the yearly annual rainfall. Of the 22 watersheds across Harris County, 13 established new record water ...
By OTT HydroMet
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Performance Management: On Strategy and Beyond
How local governments report performance data often depends on whether they have tied those measures to an adopted strategic plan. Doing so can give structure and significance to the measures you choose to collect. The process of identifying strategic linkages can also help determine whether other measures are more indicative of workload, but not necessarily of strategic importance. This is ...
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How Plant Managers Can Effectively Use Their Safety Budget
Preparation prevents unnecessary accidents. This is true when it comes to caring for your car, your home, and your crews. Accidents can be costly, affecting finances and health. When you are managing an entire plant, preparation is vital, especially when lives and budgets are on the line. Safety in a chemical plant requires a significant amount of preparation, but the preparation needs to fit ...
By Ecorobotics
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HAZWOPER – Different, Not Less
When we think of a hazardous material event, we often think of firefighters and technicians rushing in with large plastic space-like suits to stop the leak and save the day. These first responders definitely play a large role in the mitigation of these emergency situations, but sometimes we tend to forget about the second – due responders who pick up the pieces and begin recovery. ...
By HazSim
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Important environmental issues at aviation facilities, Part II
Many people think of risk management as having adequate insurance to cover potential disasters. A better approach is preventing or minimizing disaster in the first place. The dictionary definition of risk management is the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc. In the last issue, we ...
By DES, Inc.
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