Brian Wall

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Train and gain

When it comes to environmental spillage and incident management, the importance of training knows no bounds. Brian Wall reports

Workplace Training
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Safety systems

Automatic intervention systems, where plants stop automatically when hazards are detected, could be a future game-changer

Mobile Plant
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GAP analysis

With the industry facing a chronic shortage of skilled facilities engineers, the areas of talent attraction, training and upskilling have never been more important. Brian Wall checks out the current...

Workplace Training
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A show of strength

The predictive maintenance market is bulking up at a rapid rate, driven by the rising adoption of increasingly powerful emerging technologies. Brian Wall investigates the sector and finds out what the...

Predictive Maintenance
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Waste not, want less

The ‘War on Waste’ mantra is gathering pace, with more and more efforts emerging to encourage recycling and to think about improving sustainability. Not only is ‘going green’ better for the...

Hazardous Waste
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MRO developments

Maintenance, repair and overhaul is BIG business. The global aircraft component MRO market size alone is expected to hit US$25.7 billion by 2028. Given there are countless other revenue streams across...

Maintenance Management Systems
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Mitigating risks via engineering services

In today’s complex and highly regulated business environment, compliance with regulatory standards is of paramount importance. Engineering services are very much in the game when it comes to helping...

Risk Assessment
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Fighting rogue suppliers

As non-compliant and dangerous products flood into the UK, when the government doesn’t act, industry can, reports Brian Wall

Lubricants/Greases
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Safety first in construction

Health and safety standards have become a major focus for many organisations across the construction industry when it comes to procurement. Brian Wall explores how they work in practice

Construction
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Improving maintenance for Navy aircraft

A new initiative that is transforming the speed and efficiency of maintenance and turnaround times on operational aircraft within the Royal Navy is being described as a ‘game changer’, reports Brian...

Armed Forces
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Safety fears over RAAC

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete has come under intense scrutiny since late 2018, following a school roof collapse. How do you identify it and what is the best means of remediation, asks Brian...

Health and Safety
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Parts storage: the vital links

Establishing efficient ways to store small components at small and large scales – from bins, racks to vertical conveyors – is the gateway to achieving the highest levels of productivity… and profit,...

Conveyors