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Personal perspective from Sam Ash, a young technician working offshore
Type: Feature
Malcolm Banks: Safety Technologist
Robots, big data, wearables, and rig-floor automation are being developed for a transformative boost in offshore safety
Type: Feature
Continuing the theme of communication, this month we take a look at technical writing.
Type: Feature
Big Bangs - and How to Avoid Them
Highlights from the Loss Prevention Bulletin's special issue on fireworks and explosives.
Type: Feature
Fighting complacency and drift by using process safety performance indicators to establish and maintain a state of “chronic unease”
Type: Feature
Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center: So Much Achieved and Much More to Do
On the 30th anniversary of the industrial disaster that killed his wife, Mike O’Connor looks at the growing success of the safety center forged in her memory
Type: Feature
Wendy Wilson reports on the actions from the IChemE Member Engagement survey
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Fiona Macleod
Yasmin Ali interviews Fiona Macleod about her life in chemicals and crime fiction
Type: Feature
Calculating a Path to Net Zero
A chemical engineer working for the UK Government introduces two online net zero calculators that have been launched to aid public understanding and engagement
Type: Feature
Tolulope Martin gives three reasons why you should think of applying a zero-based approach to your engineering budgets
Type: Feature
Condemnation as Trump Quits Climate Pact
Fears move could harm industry, investment & jobs
Type: News
Government outlines plan to make UK world’s most innovative nation
THE UK government has published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy as it seeks to boost industry and take advantage of global challenges and technological change.
Type: News
Protein-producing microbes to reduce CO2 emissions
DRAX is partnering with startup Deep Branch Biotechnology (DBB) on a new bioenergy carbon capture usage and storage (BECCUS) project which could help to reduce emissions from the agricultural sector by using microbes to produce proteins for animal feed.
Type: News
US rolls back Chemical Disaster Rule
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rescinded most of the Chemical Disaster Rule – which was designed to improve safety at chemical facilities – saying that it was an unnecessary regulatory burden.
Type: News
UK Government announces 'major' support for UK research sector
The UK’s Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced two major support packages aimed at protecting thousands of UK research jobs and “ground-breaking” research projects from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Type: News
Attention turns to vaccine production following successful trials
FOLLOWING three highly-encouraging Covid-19 vaccine trials, the light at the end of the tunnel suddenly appears brighter and closer. As efforts get underway to manufacture and deliver vaccines across the world, attention now turns to a spiderweb of supply chains, bottleneck threats, and cold-chain challenges.
Type: News
UK releases plan on net zero transition
THE UK Government has released its long-awaited Energy White Paper on how the country’s energy system will transition to net zero by 2050.
Type: News
