27 Experts Share Largest Problems, Facing the Combustible Dust Community – Issues in Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention
In Bloghttp://www.mydustexplosionresearch.com/combustible-dust-roundup/ ...
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Apr
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10
Apr
ARE HAZARDOUS AREA AUDITS MANDATORY?
In Blog, GlobalIn Queensland the answer is YESQueensland Electrical Safety Regulation 2013Section 221High Voltage or Hazardous Area electrical installation not to be connected to electricity source without inspection(1) A person must not connector reconnect a high voltage electrical installation, or an electrical installation located in a...
10
Apr
THIRD PARTY INSPECTIONS
In Blog, GlobalBy engaging a third-party independent firm to complete your quality assurance and validation during the factory acceptance testing, vendors and customers can have confidence their equipment is compliant prior to leaving the OEM warehouse.BLEP qualified technicians can verify the following items as required:Independently verify the...
14
Feb
Industries that may have Hazardous Areas – Combustible dusts
In BlogIndustrial bakeries Milk manufacturing plant Grain storage silo Sugar refinery Sugar storage silo Breweries Distillery Flour mill Plasterboard manufacturer Food manufacturing (industrial scale) Coal stockyards Coal conveyor transfer chute Saw mills Fertilizer manufacturing and storage ...
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Feb
Industries that may have Hazardous Areas – Flammable liquids, vapours and gases
In BlogGas manufacturing and processing plants Gas storage and dispensary Landfill gas recovery plants Bio-gas and fuel plants Hydrogen generation plant Glue/resin batch plants Fiberglass and glass manufacturers Hospital operating theatres Laboratories Bitumen storage tanks (heated >100°C) Cement manufacturers Landfill sites Chemical plants Mineral refinery ...
14
Feb
What is a Hazardous Area?
In Blog, WorkplaceA hazardous area is a three-dimensional space in which an explosive atmosphere is or may be expected to be present or form. Electrical equipment within the hazardous area must be suitably rated and effectively earthed to ensure that any ignition risks are adequately controlled. Special...
14
Feb
IECEx Personal Competencies
In Blog, GlobalRobert has 9 of the 10 IECEx Personal Competencies a search of the IECEx CoPC https://www.iecex-certs.com/deliverables/REPORT/62738/view reveals that robert is one of 3 on the East Coast of Australia with those competencies and QLD Hazardous Area Auditor https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/accredited-electrical-auditors/hazardous-area-installations-audits/find-a-hazardous-area-installation-auditor . IECEx_CP_TSI19.0118_000...
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Nov
I recently came across this Letter
In Blog, Global, WorkplaceNotice to training organisations offering training in working with electrical equipment for hazardous areaEEOZ NoticeIn lite of a couple of posts I have seen with Asians asking for or stating they have Australian EEHA competencies we must remain vigilant to ensure the specifics listed in...
05
Nov
Hazardous Areas Auditing
In Blog, WorkplaceAbstract To say a piece of equipment is compliant means that every detail has been checked according to the applicable codes, certification and manufacture specification. This is sometimes seen as dragging out the process but really, we are ensuring that every detail is correct, compliant and...
07
Jun
Connection and reconnection of hazardous area installations
In Blog, WorkplaceThis information sheet has been derived from a Queensland Government flyer and aims to gives practical advice and information about legislative requirements for owners of hazardous area installations. To determine the actual legislative provisions, please refer to the Electrical Safety Act 2002 and the Electrical...
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