incident monitoring Articles
-
Insurer Uses Telematics to Defend Policyholder Liability Claim in UK First
A UK court has used telematics data in a landmark case, ruling that a driver should not be held liable for a car accident. The case concerned a collision, for which the third party claimed fault lay with the Insure The Box customer. During the trial at Wandsworth County Court a judge heard evidence from both parties who each gave a very different version of events. Telematics data from the ...
-
Metso Minerals - Case Study
Metso Minerals a is leading global supplier of equipment, service and process solutions to industries including quarrying and aggregates production, mining and minerals processing, construction and civil engineering, and recycling and waste management. In 2008, Metso chose the Intelex Safety Management System to manage all of their corporate health & safety efforts world-wide. The global ...
-
Data Mining Disaster
Computer technology that can mine data from social media during times of natural or other disaster could provide invaluable insights for rescue workers and decision makers, according to an international team writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management. Adam Zagorecki of the Centre for Simulation and Analytics, at Cranfield University, Shrivenham, UK and David Johnson of Missouri ...
-
Optimizing Security Screening Processes with Archway Metal Detectors
### Optimizing Security Screening Processes with Archway Metal Detectors Ensuring the safety and security of individuals within public and private spaces is a paramount concern in today's dynamic security landscape. In this context, archway metal detectors stand as pivotal tools in fortifying security screening processes, contributing to threat detection, access control, and public safety in a ...
-
Nitro Beer Tastes Better
If you've ever remarked on the smooth creaminess of a pint of Guinness, you've picked up on the key difference in its carbonation: Nitrogen rather than carbon dioxide. Such "nitro" beers have become a trend in recent years, with major U.S. breweries and small startups alike offering nitro products. Nitrogen keeps bitterness in check and balances out the hops to make drinkable craft brews, but it ...
-
EQuIS Implementation for State of MN
Outline Vision Contributors Installation Environment Content Usage Team Origins Challenges and Solutions Questions Vision: Monitoring is Monitoring Data and process models prove to be similar among monitoring programs. EQuIS offers common ground. Standardize reference values, identifiers, and representations. Consolidate existing systems and loose datasets. Manage sampling ...
-
Keys to a successful grant funding request
Grant money is an excellent resource to acquire additional funding for equipment and services that exceed your department’s budget. Grants will assist in paying for training systems that will benefit crews operationally. Securing additional funding allows your organization to provide the most realistic training in a safe work environment for firefighters, Hazmat technicians and students ...
By HazSim
-
US Plan Takes Aim at Water Sector Cyberattacks
The plan attempts to unite government and sector players to secure water and wastewater treatment systems In January, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to fortify the nation’s water sector against cyberattacks. With its short, 100-day timeline, the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative-Water and Wastewater Sector Action Plan contains a number ...
-
Norfolk Fire & Rescue choose STS
STS were chosen by the Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service to supply them with a complete training solution for their radioactive incident training. NFRS were looking for a solution to train their teams in the monitoring of an incident where radiological materials could be present and where the safety of the firefighters is paramount. This needed to include the use of Personal Dosimeters, Survey ...
-
Monitoring outfalls to Bathing Waters - Case study
Bathing Water Catchment monitoring Date:2010 Location: Bude Cornwall UK Purpose: To carry out a river survey identifying potential pollution sources and their likely impact on bathing waters downstream. Background STS and the Environment Agency have, for some time, been discussing the issue of monitoring water courses which discharge directly into bathing waters. Of particular interest are ...
-
The South Australian Safe Drinking Water Act: summary of the first year of operation
The Safe Drinking Water Act 2011 was introduced in South Australia to provide clear direction to drinking water providers on how to achieve water safety. The Act requires drinking water providers to register with SA Health and develop a risk management plan (RMP) for their water supply that includes operational and verification monitoring plans and an incident notification and communication ...
-
Preventative control of legionella through real-time bioburden testing
Abstract: Of the 485,000 annual cases of pneumonia-like sickness in the USA, approximately 15% are attributed to Legionnaire’s Disease. This typically results in health care costs of over $600 million (1, 2, 3). For the most part, these incidents can be prevented through effective monitoring and treatment. Since Legionella thrive within microbial biofilms and host organisms, an effective ...
-
University Environmental Health & Safety Departments: Handling Compressed Nitrogen and Cryogenics
An explosion at a university research lab in Hawaii last year highlights the dangers of working with compressed gas and the need for safety equipment on campus. Learn the dangers of working with compressed gas, how an oxygen deficiency monitor can help, and campus safety best practices. Compressed Gas on Campus: Uses and Dangers Compressed gases including nitrogen, argon, and oxygen are widely ...
-
Is your company using Nitrogen or other Cryogenic gases? Why PureAire Recommends an O2 Deficiency Monitor for Safety.
PureAire Monitoring Systems, Inc. focuses solely on safety in the workplace, and in laboratory environments. Oxygen deficiency monitors are used in areas using Nitrogen, Helium, Argon, and Carbon Dioxide. PureAire strongly recommends an oxygen deficiency monitor to be installed anywhere cryogenic gases are being stored. The purpose of an oxygen monitor is to alert employees in the immediate area ...
-
FTIR gas analyzers support management of fire at UK waste facility - Case study
A multi-agency Air Quality Cell (AQC) was first established in England in 2009 following the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot incident. A review of this event identified the need to rapidly co-ordinate the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of air quality data in major incidents. Arrangements have been made in England to bring together experts from the Environment Agency (EA), Public Health ...
-
SMF4 case study 3
Bathing Water Catchment monitoring Date:2010 Location: Bude Cornwall UK Purpose: To carry out a river survey identifying potential pollution sources and their likely impact on bathing waters downstream. Background STS and the Environment Agency have, for some time, been discussing the issue of monitoring water courses which discharge directly into bathing waters. Of particular interest ...
-
Leveraging the Web for Environmental Quality, Health and Safety
Untitled Document The principles of continual improvement from management systems such as ISO 14001 and Six Sigma are well known. Less clear is how these principles can be applied to environmental quality, health and safety (EQH&S) performance. In today's competitive business world, it's difficult for an organization to find time to proactively implement and manage ...
-
In-pipe monitors turn dreams into reality
In-pipe monitors turn dreams into reality The quality of tap water has improved enormously in recent decades, but for largely technological reasons, until recently, knowledge of water quality between the treatment works and the tap has been an almost impossible dream for water treatment and distribution network managers. In this article, Jo Cooper, Product Specialist at Intellitect Water, will ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you