Process Safety
Fall protection remains biggest workplace hazard
OSHA's most-cited workplace safety standards finds fall protection in the top spot for the 11th straight year with respiratory protection a distant second.
Wastewater virus removal study receives grant
University of Michigan researchers are studying how well current treatment methods remove viruses from wastewater, which might reduce the complexity of upgrading water treatment facilities.
Digital twins for safety instrumented systems
Digitally-twinning safety instrumented systems, which are responsible for the operating safety in the process industry, can streamline operations and improve overall efficiency.
Center innovation for customers in process and safety control opens
The Center of Excellence in Houston is designed to expands manufacturing and logistics capabilities.
Merging process safety and digital transformation
Done correctly, digital transformation and process safety don’t have to be mutually exclusive and can, in fact, strengthen a manufacturing operation.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles August 9-15, 2021
Articles about effective process safety, optimizing manufacturing processing, serial communication monitoring, HMI and SCADA design and what IEC 61499 means for PLCs were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from August 9-15, 2021. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Water treatment chemistries and equipment evolution, post-COVID
Integrated solutions and managed services address challenges facing global water industry.
How to achieve effective process safety
Automation systems and people can work together with a corporate safety culture in place that emphasizes zero-risk tolerance and proper understanding of engineering principles such as using proper alarm management strategies and systems, regulatory procedures and industry best practices
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.
