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InTech By Kevin Brown For operators considering undertaking an alarm management program, taking the time to examine common alarming blunders is important to ensure steps are taken to avoid them.

InTech By Kevin Brown For operators considering undertaking an alarm management program, taking the time to examine common alarming blunders is important to ensure steps are taken to avoid them.

Nuclear Engineering International By Michel Hartenstein and Henry-Jacques Neau While the safety record for the transport of radioactive materials is exemplary, and has been so for over 50 years, it is very important that this is not taken for granted. For that purpose, industry practices are exchanged and, from those, good practices developed.

Nuclear Engineering International By Amy Brown and Eric Birns Nuclear power plants (NPPs) worldwide require a wide range of complex, powerful lighting solutions, from fuel pool lights and seismically-qualified emergency lighting fixtures to reactor core refueling lights and underwater camera lights. However, there are numerous intricate engineering considerations for such systems, given the rigorous demands of the environment.

InTech By Kristen Barbour To implement strategies within overall safety requirements, plant operators and designers of safety systems follow the directives of IEC/EN 61511, utilizing equipment developed and validated according to IEC/EN 61508 to achieve their defined SIS.

exida issued a functional safety certification per the IEC 61508 and several application standards for the Emerson Process Management DeltaV CHARMS SIS product line.

Invensys, as the main automation provider, supplied complete control and safety solutions, including field instrumentation, process analytics and valves to the new Yaysky oil refinery in Kemerovo, a city in Russia.

Atlas Copco introduces at Bauma 2013 the lightest fully vibro-reduced handheld hydraulic pick hammer to the market: the LH 8E. Weighing 9.5 kg, the breaker is ideally suited for horizontal work in brick and concrete work as well as building renovation. The new vibro-reduced housing and handle are the key to a significant decrease of vibrations.

With the introduction of Atlas Copco’s Tensor ES tools with the Power Focus 600 controller, using a state-of-the-art electric tightening system has never been easier. It can be set up and run from the box in minutes, and computer software is no longer required.

At Bauma 2013, Atlas Copco will launch a new jaw variant that turns the CC 3300 Combi Cutter into a mobile shear.