Process Safety
How wastewater monitoring can mitigate health outbreaks
USC Viterbi researchers are using data collection to study wastewater as a way of predicting future disease breakouts ahead of testing data.
Entry management portal reduces risks for workers
Entry management at industrial sites and facilities needs to be a proactive part for manufacturers for companies vulnerable to a COVID-19 outbreak or any other infectious disease.
A team approach to resolving process upsets
Maintain business and process reliability with 24/7 knowledge management
Campus wastewater tested for COVID-19
LSU researchers are testing campus wastewater to see how the COVID-19 travels and as a way to determine cases.
Ensure software updates protect motion control
Product safety and operational safety of elevators require that software and software-updates are under control. See list of standards to help lower risk for motion control applications.
Manufacturing accidents still too common, say officials
Increase digital technologies and existing tools to decrease too-common occupational accidents, say officials from the WHO and Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
COVID-19’s impact on wastewater treatment facilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on wastewater treatment facilities from many perspectives including maintenance, operations and safety.
Grant awarded to track COVID-19 in wastewater treatment plants
A North Carolina State University-led team of researchers has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to monitor wastewater from four U.S. cities for indicators of COVID-19.
Alert released on protecting workers from COVID-19 pandemic
An OSHA alert released listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect manufacturing workers from exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
Nano strategy fights superbugs for wastewater plants
A three-step method developed by Rice University researchers to produce molecular-imprinted graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets can help catch and kill free-floating antibiotic resistant genes found in secondary effluent produced by wastewater plants.
