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Global climate deal needed to go beyond previously agreed industrial emissions threshold

Policymakers should avoid putting through new unilateral greenhouse gas (GHG) targets and burdens designed to go beyond the originally stated 20% reductions, Cefic urged in a policy statement issued in early March.

Scott Health & Safety is now Scott Safety

Scott Health & Safety, a global leader in innovative personal protective equipment and safety devices, today unveiled its new global brand identity and will immediately begin operating under the name Scott Safety.

Foster Wheeler aiding with design of waste plastics to liquid fuels plant in Ireland

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Cynar Plc to provide basic process engineering design services for a 6,000 tpy plant to convert non-recyclable waste plastics into liquid fuels, primarily diesel.

Energy management toolkit available soon

The US Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is in the process of developing the Energy Management Toolkit.

Flare stack structure revamp: A case history

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Singh, S.

An innovative approach was used to repair an older flare structure online without an extensive shutdown

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard turns four: What’s next?

ADT Advanced Integration: Loughin, R.

An in-depth look at the standard

Process safety: Blind spots and red flags

Mustang Engineering Inc.: Shephard, T.

Improving safety for organizations involve more than technological solutions; understanding processes and plant interactions are a must

HP Water Management: Passivation in cooling water circuits

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Passivation—the formation of a corrosion-resistant oxide on a clean metal surface—is the key to optimizing system reliability on the waterside of heat exchangers. Most plant personnel are aw..

What are the ‘magnificent seven’ elements to successfully pick a contractor?

Valuable pointers help industrial plant managers minimize downtime, maintain quality and safety to improve operations

Human factors research identifies early warning signals to anticipate failures of workplace

A new independent research report has presented industry with a practical way to measure the human factors health of their safety regimes, potentially opening the way to significant advances in workplace safety, environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.