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FREE-to-attend Hazardex safety conference comes to Southampton on 23 October!

11 October 2024

Our popular one-day hazardous area showcase, Hazardex in the Regions, is coming to Southampton on 23 October! It will include a conference programme consisting of leaders in the field of hazardous area engineering, sharing vital insights, knowledge, and experiences. The must-attend event also acts as a one-stop-shop with key vendors showing off their high hazard industry products & services in a table top Exhibition. Register your FREE places and check out the speaker line-up now!...
Manufacturing plant explosion injures five workers

10 October 2024

An explosion and fire at a centrifugal and metal casting manufacturing facility left five workers with severe burns on 1 October. The incident occurred at a plant operated by Delta Centrifugal in the city of Temple, Texas around 65 miles (104km) north of Austin....
Chemical firm must pay $1.3 million penalty after fatal 2019 explosion

10 October 2024

Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones will pay $1.3 million (£995,000) in penalties after an explosion and fire at its Waukegan, Illinois plant in May 2019 claimed the lives of four workers....
UK confirms almost £22 billion of funding to launch the country's first carbon capture sites

10 October 2024

The UK government has announced major funding for two carbon capture sites that it says will inject growth into the industrial heartlands of the North West and North East of England – directly creating 4,000 jobs and supporting 50,000 jobs in the long-term while powering up the rest of the country....
Grain cooperative fined over $500,000 for exposing workers to combustible dust, multiple hazards

10 October 2024

Federal investigators in the US found life-threatening hazards at a Nebraska grain cooperative, where workers faced risks of fire and explosions due to the company allowing a build-up of combustible dust and failing to maintain effective dust collection systems, leading to more than $500,000 (£410,000) in proposed penalties....

Illustrated digest published on train derailment and hazardous material spill 10 October 2024

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an illustrated digest of its investigation into the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio....

Reward a hazardous area company by nominating for the Hazardex Awards 2025! 10 October 2024

The nomination period for the industry's most prestigious accolades is now OPEN! Get your nominations in before 31 October to reward those that you think are most deserving of recognition - remember, nominating a company is completely FREE! There are four categories to nominate for with winners announced following a Gala Dinner at Hazardex Live 2025 on 26 February. Nominate now!...

Report highlights progress in nuclear and radiation safety in the UK 08 October 2024

The UK is committed to delivering the highest standards of nuclear and radiation safety, a global review has concluded. Earlier this year, the country hosted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) follow-up mission to the UK....

Explosion injures five workers at oil site in Canada 08 October 2024

Five people were rushed to hospital after an explosion and fire broke out at an oil site in Alberta, Canada on 30 September. Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) attended the scene near the town of Cochrane at around 14:15 local time after receiving reports of a workplace explosion....

Major chemical plant fire causes mass evacuation in US 07 October 2024

A large fire broke out at the Bio-Lab facility in Conyers, Georgia in the US on 29 September. The incident forced the closure of nearby highways and the evacuation of around 17,000 people in the local area. Another 90,000 people east of Atlanta were also advised to shelter in place due to a significant plume of dark smoke from the fire....

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Ethernet-APL – ready for practical use

Twelve companies and four technology organisations have developed specifications for Ethernet-APL after many years of intensive work. The first devices are now available on the market and many more are set to be launched in 2024 – a good reason to take a closer look at the topic of "Ethernet in the field". But how do you go about planning an Ethernet-APL network? What do you all need for it? And how does it work with explosion protection and intrinsic safety?...

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How to ensure hydrogen safety in public spaces - A look back at the 2024 IECEx Hydrogen Conference

The 2024 Hydrogen Conference in Singapore brought together key experts in the hydrogen industry as well as many international organizations, including the IEC. Ensuring safety for the public was a key topic....

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Changes in standard

Every two months, CompEx Certification’s Technical Director Paul Hague will offer his perspective on the latest developments in the world of standards. In his first column for Hazardex, Paul discusses the newly published 6th Edition of the IEC standard 60079-14 and the changes from the previous edition....

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