Plant Safety & Health Equipment
Automated Tank Cleaning Machine
June 4, 2013 4:53 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Gamajet EZ-8 tank cleaning machine is drastically reducing tank downtime in plants. Using a technology called rotary impingement, the tank cleaning machine provides a 360 degree reliable and effective clean using high impact water jets to scour tanks clean.
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Magnetic Mount LED Work Light
May 20, 2013 4:33 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics' WAL-M-LED72-120 LED work light offers high power LED output combined with a versatile magnetic mount pedestal base that allows operators to use the system in a variety of configurations including as standard area lighting or overhead and wall mounted illumination.
LISTED UNDER: LIGHTING equipment
Regs Report: Complying with Lighting Standards
May 17, 2013 9:24 am | by Kimberley Schmitt, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsChem.Info's recurring Regs Report feature presents new and emerging regulations and enables readers to better achieve compliance. In this installment, we explore new lighting regulations released as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
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Portable Work Area Light
May 15, 2013 4:22 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe WAL-2X400MCE portable work area light is a powerful lighting system that allows operators to easily illuminate 50,000 square feet of workspace while providing the versatility of portable operation.
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Rechargeable Explosion Proof Light on Tripod
May 13, 2013 4:21 pm | Product Releases | CommentsProducing 1200 lumens for 90 minutes on a single charge, this ultra-lightweight Class 1 Division 1 from Larson Electronics can be used for areas falling into Groups A, B, C and D. This 20 watt metal halide light can be configured by the operator for spot of flood beam operation.
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Fluorescent Light
May 9, 2013 4:22 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLarson Electronics' popular 4 foot 2 lamp Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1 fluorescent light is used for manufacturing and coating applications because of its T6 temperature and paint spray booth certification.
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72 Watt LED Flood Light
May 6, 2013 8:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe WAL-M-LED72-120 LED work light from Larson Electronics is a compact and highly versatile lighting solution that produces 4,320 lumens of brilliant illumination in a wide flood pattern from only 72 watts of power use. This LED work light features an extremely durable LED lamp mated to a three leg aluminum pedestal mount fitted with three magnetic pads.
LISTED UNDER: LIGHTING equipmentSenate Boosts Funding for Meat Inspection
March 21, 2013 5:52 am | News | CommentsThe Senate has moved to provide more money to keep meat and poultry inspected on the job.
LISTED UNDER: Today on Chem.Info | Plant Operations | SafetyU.S. Orders Nuclear Sites to Upgrade Vents
March 20, 2013 9:16 am | News | CommentsU.S. nuclear power plants must upgrade ventilation systems at 31 reactors with designs similar to those that melted down two years ago in Japan, under a Nuclear Regulatory Commission order that stops short of requiring filtered vents, as some safety advocates and NRC's staff had urged.
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Transocean CEO: Rig Workers Should Have Done More
March 20, 2013 5:55 am | News | CommentsTransocean employees should have done more to detect signs of trouble before the company's drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, killing 11 workers and triggering the nation's worst offshore oil spill, Transocean's chief executive testified Tuesday.
LISTED UNDER: Today on Chem.Info | Plant Operations | SafetyHundreds Laid off at Wash. Hanford Nuclear Site
March 20, 2013 5:51 am | by SHANNON DININNY,Associated Press | News | CommentsState and federal officials are still analyzing the impact of layoffs and furloughs at south-central Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation, but outsiders say they are sure to slow cleanup at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.
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March 19, 2013 7:17 am | News | CommentsA coalition of environmental and community groups called on the federal government Monday to consider suspending Ohio's authority to oversee deep wells used for disposal of chemically laced wastewater from oil and gas drilling.
LISTED UNDER: Material Handling | Environmental Controls | SafetyAsbestos Victims Object to Attorneys' Fees
March 19, 2013 7:07 am | News | CommentsSome victims of asbestos exposure in northwestern Montana have asked a state judge to deny $4 million in fees and costs requested by attorneys in a legal settlement with chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace and Co.
LISTED UNDER: Environmental Controls | Safety | Process Today DailyAnti-Fracking Celebs Run Afoul of NY Laws
March 19, 2013 5:16 am | by MICHAEL GORMLEY,Associated Press | News | CommentsDozens of celebrities may be running afoul of the law as they unite under the banner of one group that is seeking to prevent a method of gas drilling in New York state.
LISTED UNDER: Today on Chem.Info | Plant Operations | Environmental ControlsGas Spill at Plant Injures Two
March 18, 2013 7:46 am | News | CommentsOfficials say two people are hurt after a piece of equipment malfunctioned at a plant in Philadelphia, spilling about 50 gallons of hazardous material into the Delaware River.
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