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New thermowell standard will encourage innovation (05 July 2011)
When it comes to designing a thermowell for an oil or gas pipeline, the mechanical strength of the thermowell must be evaluated to ensure that it passes the ASME PTC 19.3 standard. The recent major overhaul of the standard may encourage buyers to now seek out alternative thermowell designs, says Chris Chant, Business Development Manager at Okazaki Manufacturing Company (OMC). read more...

Detecting Hydrogen Gas and Flames (05 July 2011)
Author: Cliff Anderson, Director of Marketing Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) http://safety.det-tronics.com read more...

Missing Link… OSHA Combustible Dust Rulemaking Process (05 July 2011)
Throughout the global manufacturing sector, the loss of life due to combustible dust incidents continues to haunt stakeholders. Headlines reappear with statistics and graphic accounts such as the recent May 20 Foxconn dust explosion in Chengdu, China. Then in another time zone, a series of combustible dust flash fires at the Gallatin, Tennessee Hoeganaes plant in the US. read more...

Article image Searching for the missing link... (20 July 2011)
Welcome to the July issue of HazardEx. In this issue of the magazine we provide features on oil & gas and fire safety. In a thought-provoking article by John Astad on combustible dust and flash fires, analysis centres around the inherent variations between safety and legislation around the globe. read more...