On Friday December 11th 2020, the CRAIM will hold its annuel general assembly. This meeting will be followed by a conference on Dust explosions. Both event will be hosted on ZOOM. All CRAIM members are invited. Following the assembly, we will have a presentation on...
Following the publication of the Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 (SOR/2019-51), specifically the new companion document “ Technical Guidelines for the Environmental Emergency Regulations 2019” from Environment Canada, the CRAIM with its new Sheet...
Some equipment such as vibratory conveyors and screens are meant to move, but in most other equipment, vibration is not desirable. It can lead to piping and equipment damage including premature failure. A new compressor system was starting operation (Diagram A) The...
On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon that killed at least 160 people, injured more than 5,000 and left an estimated 300,000 people homeless*. At this time, no estimate of damages or cause of the explosion are...
An employee used alcohol-based hand sanitizer, according to current recommendations for COVID-19 personal hygiene. After application, but before the liquid sanitizer had fully evaporated and dried, the individual touched a metal surface where a build-up of static...
There have been many fires and explosions in our industry over the years due to ignition during spark-producing Hot Work. The May 2020 Beacon covered the fatal consequences from one such event. One element of preparing for Hot Work is to check for – and prevent – the...