wind safety News
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Workplace deaths up in one outlying state, OSHA launches new wind safety team, and lots more on EHS This Week
On this week's edition of EHS This Week we've got the week's top stories in environment, health and safety news: Though U.S. workplace fatalities down, one state belies that trend. Find out which. OSHA is fired-up about safety in the wind energy industry. Learn what they've done. A new report builds the economic case for offshore wind power. Remember to write us with your suggestions, ...
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Improved Weigh Module from METTLER TOLEDO Delivers Higher Accuracy and Safety
The SWB505 MultiMount™ weigh module now comes with new and improved load-cell technology for even higher accuracy that was possible before. It is easy and safe to install and has received OIML C6 and NTEP IIIM approvals for use in applications with a high-accuracy requirement. The SWB505 MultiMount™ weigh module is ideal for tank, silo and conveyor weighing for capacities from 110 to ...
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Labor safety threatened by crane collapses
A tower crane collapsed the morning of January 23, 2019, when it was working at a worksite in Hunan Province, China. Two people died on the spot while two others died soon after they arrived at the hospital. The falling crane also struck several other construction workers. On May 19, another accident happened in Israel. In one construction site, drivers were lifting some heavy stuff. However, ...
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ASTM E2431 - 06(2011) standard practice for determining the resistance of single glazed annealed architectural flat glass to thermal loadings
Use of this practice assumes: the glass edges shall be free from damage, the glass shall be properly glazed, the glass shall not have been subjected to abuse, and the glass edge support allows in-plane movement of the glass due to thermal expansion and contraction. This practice does not address all factors that cause thermally induced stresses in annealed glass. Factors that ...
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Good News! National Meteorological Special Technical Equipment Use License
Good News! Three types of LEICE’s Wind LiDARs, namely the long range, medium range, and short range LiDAR, with excellent performance, have been approved for the National Meteorological Special Technical Equipment Use License. It’s been 30 years since the Ocean University of China has developed China’s first Doppler Wind LiDAR. The Doppler Wind LiDAR is now put into standard ...
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Military and industrial field fueling and maintenance operations depend on self-contained, relocatable, drive-on docs systems to manage collection of hazardous liquids
Field fueling and maintenance of heavy-duty military and industrial vehicles and other heavy equipment is managed safely and efficiently with a DOCS Drive On/Off Containment System from SAFETY STORAGE /FPI. The complete all-in-one DOCS System features a proprietary self-contained DOCS-LOC certified filtration system that automatically separates oil and water in compliance with EPA storm water ...
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Noise Impact Assessment Africa
WKC is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract to deliver a noise impact assessment for a new 200MW wind farm in East Africa. Wind power capacity in the region is expected to increase by around 12 gigawatts by 2040. The project will convert wind into useful energy utilising an array of highly efficient land based wind turbines. The first phase of the project entails a noise ...
By WKC Group
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NRC monitoring approach of Hurricane Gustav
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dispatched additional personnel to nuclear power plants in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in anticipation of the expected landfall Monday of Hurricane Gustav. One plant – Waterford, located about 20 miles west of New Orleans – informed the NRC it intends to shut down late Sunday evening to ensure that all safety precautions are in place ahead of the storm. ...
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Introducing the all-new CR:308/310 and Optimus+ sound level meters
We’re really excited to announce the arrival of two new sound level meters, which are sure to enhance the Cirrus family of instruments: the CR:308/310 and the Optimus+. Both of these products have been designed with ease-of-use as their heart, making your job of monitoring and measuring noise levels easier than ever before. With a range of new features, these new sound level meters will ...
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EcoAnalytixTM Initiative Backgrounder - The new measure of success
An industrial plant spews out unknown substances into the air and parents worry about the playground down wind. The safety of food is in question after a rash of pet food shipments from overseas is found to be tainted with melamine, a nitrogen-rich industrial chemical linked with renal failure. Desalinated water destined for the drinking water supply can’t compromise public health. Researchers ...
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