Materials Handling – Dangerous Substances, Health & Safety at Work

This paper reviews the issues that surround the implementation of the CHIP 3 chemicals packaging regulations.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) – Why do I Need One?

This useful discussion document deals with issues relevant to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and reviews why they are required, relevant CHIP legislation, who should produce them, and what data they should include.

Water & its Effect on Industrial Plant & Equipment

The guide covers the need for water itself, common impurities found and the main problems caused by the use of water including bio-fouling, metallic corrosion and scale formation.

Carriage of Dangerous Goods

This guide reviews the UK regulations covering the carriage of dangerous goods, such as explosives, flammables or corrosives, or other goods that have inherent hazards. plant failure.

Common Causes of Industrial Plant Failure

This technical guide, originally developed by the UK’s Health and Safety Executives Hazardous Installations Directorate covers the various causes of industrial plant failure.

Vessel Washing – Cost Effective Techniques

This good practice guide deals with a number of issues involved with vessel washing operations and wishing to make environmental, technical and process improvements and so reduce costs and improve overall efficiency.

Electrochlorination Plant – Treatment of Swimming Pool Water

The use of chlorine gas as a disinfectant for swimming pool water caused several problems and the UK’s Department of the Environment recommended that this use should cease by January 1985. In its place a variety of water treatment methods were introduced.