Among available process-related resources announced recently are an upcoming conference on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a laboratory information management system capabilities data sheet aimed at chemical and petrochemical industries, and a best practices guide to warehouse and production facility temperature and humidity mapping. Details and links to more information follow.
Complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley law while improving overall operations is the focus of an upcoming conference hosted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). “Beyond compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley—financial benefits from integrating your management systems” is scheduled for Sept. 27-28 in Philadelphia. The event will demonstrate how firms can use data from often costly, mandatory financial reporting to improve overall operations. Click here for more information or to register online.
Free product data sheet from Thermo Electron Corp. outlines the capabilities of LIMS SampleManager laboratory information management system . Information is aimed at chemical and petrochemical industries and discusses challenges facing process industry organizations deploying enterprise solutions. System helps ensure accurate data flow between the laboratory and the rest of the organization. Click here to download a copy.
Best practices guide to warehouse and production facility temperature and humidity mapping is available free from Dickson Co. “Temperature and temperature/humidity mapping guide” provides step-by-step instructions on how to create and maintain effective facility mapping programs, including advice on how to determine critical mapping points, appropriate sampling rates, data logger selection criteria, and how to approach data analysis and remediation considerations. Click here to access the guide.
—Jeanine Katzel, senior editor, Control Engineering, [email protected]
