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Buckled pipe prevented BOP from protecting Deepwater Horizon rig
Added: 24 Mar 2011
Washington – The blowout preventer (BOP) stack on the BP Deepwater Horizon rig failed because a pie…

Don't gamble with CE marking when upgrading machinery
Added: 23 Mar 2011
Advice from Stewart Robinson, consultant engineer at Pilz Automation Technology:
Corby, UK – Since M…

Brunner Mond improves staff safety at UK chemical plants
Added: 17 Mar 2011
Northwich, UK – Brunner Mond, part of Tata Chemicals, is to roll out Crown Computing’s workforce ma…

Bayer tracks down hidden efficiencies
Added: 15 Mar 2011
Bayer Technology Services (BTS) has developed a process optimisation programme that is being applie…

Demolition man
Added: 15 Mar 2011
Richard Vann on planning for decommissioning and assembling the best team for the job

UPM drives improvement at paper plant
Added: 4 Mar 2011
Shotton, UK – UPM has completed an extensive low voltage AC drive refurbishment programme at its S…

ERIKS: Reducing motor maintenance costs
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERIKS report highlights five important aspects of adopting an asset management approach to motor ma…

CRC 'virtually impossible' to enforce
Added: 22 Oct 2010
London – Changes to the CRC will be ’virtually impossible’ to enforce unless significant improvemen…

Unwanted equipment presents a legal minefield
Added: 19 Oct 2010
London – Many companies disposing of unwanted work equipment are failing to comply with the require…

Northumbrian Water upgrades Darlington STW
Added: 19 Oct 2010
Darlington, UK – Northumbrian Water has completed a major refurbishment of its Stressholme sewage t…

OSPRAG advances UK oil spill response
Added: 19 Oct 2010
London – Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) claims to be making significant …