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Richard Gowland to Chair Session at Industrial Technologies 2010 Conference
02/09/2010
EPSC Technical Director, Richard Gowland, is to chair a session on integrating safety into emerging technologies at the development stage, to take part on 7th September at Industrial Technologies 2010.
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02/09/2010
EPSC Technical Director, Richard Gowland, is to chair a session on integrating safety into emerging technologies at the development stage, to take part on 7th September at Industrial Technologies 2010.
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2006-2008 Seveso 2 Implementation Report Made Available
23/08/2010
A summary of EU Member State reports of Seveso data covering the period 2006 to 2008 has been made available by the European Commission.
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23/08/2010
A summary of EU Member State reports of Seveso data covering the period 2006 to 2008 has been made available by the European Commission.
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CFPB To Hold Workshop On Land Use Planning For LPG
11/08/2010
The Comité Français du Propane et Butane (CFPB) is to hold a one day workshop next month in Paris on Industrial Safety and Land-use Planning around LPG establishments.
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11/08/2010
The Comité Français du Propane et Butane (CFPB) is to hold a one day workshop next month in Paris on Industrial Safety and Land-use Planning around LPG establishments.
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EPSC Strategic Review on Process Safety Competence
11/08/2010
EPSC has initiated a strategic review on process safety competence which it expects to publish mid 2011, for which it is requesting input.
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11/08/2010
EPSC has initiated a strategic review on process safety competence which it expects to publish mid 2011, for which it is requesting input.
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Stuxnet Worm Webinar - Details of Process Control Malware
11/08/2010
IndustrialDefender hold a series of webinars on Stuxnet, the first malware found to deliberately target industrial process control software.
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11/08/2010
IndustrialDefender hold a series of webinars on Stuxnet, the first malware found to deliberately target industrial process control software.
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Health & Safety Chair to lead new IChemE safety centre
02/12/2009
Hackitt, a member of IChemE’s Council and a Chartered Chemical Engineer, assumed the post at the Institution’s Hazards XXI conference in Manchester this week where the centre was officially launched. She will lead a team of safety experts and provide technical guidance and support across all aspects of the Institution’s safety services and portfolio.Hackitt says she is pleased and honoured to lead the centre: “We face a real challenge to ensure that process safety is embedded as a core skill within our profession.”
The safety centre brings together IChemE’s existing publications, training services and specialist subject groups and also set safety strategy in line with the Institution’s overall plan.
Justin Blades, IChemE marketing director says: “I am thrilled that someone of Judith’s calibre has agreed to take on the role and ensure that IChemE process safety activities go from strength to strength.“
IChemE CEO, Dr David Brown says that Hackitt is well placed to lead the new group: “Our safety centre incorporates a wide range of services and professional groups. It’s vital that the safety centre steering group is led by somebody with a multi-sector, multi-faceted understanding of safety. Judith’s chemical engineering background and safety expertise makes her the ideal candidate.”
Over 400 process safety experts attended the four-day conference at the Manchester Conference Centre this week. Speakers included John Bresland, Chairman and CEO of the US Chemical Safety Board, Sam Mannan, from the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Centre in Texas, US and safety guru Trevor Kletz OBE.