Industrial Insights
Industrial Insights
- Details
- Louise Waters
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 15 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has confirmed that two workers died during a routine maintenance operation at its Jebel Ali site on the evening of 13 August
The men were working at an industrial furnace, which was shut down for routine maintenance and was not operational at the time. According to a report in The National, the men, whose identities have not been disclosed, were standing in front of a furnace when bricks collapsed on top of them, pushing them inside the smelter and trapping them.
A company statement states that EGA’s emergency response procedures were activated, and the relevant authorities in Dubai were notified and have been providing support at Jebel Ali.
A team of EGA specialists is currently investigating the incident to understand the factors involved. A police investigation into the cause of the accident is also underway.
EGA, which is owned jointly by Mubadala Investment Compnay of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai, operates aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, producing 2.5 mn tonnes of cast metal in 2017. Employing more than 8,000 people and supplying customers in more than 60 countries, the company continues to expand both at home and abroad. In the UAE it is building an alumina refinery, the second in the Middle East, while international projects include the development of a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea.
- Details
- Conrad Dias
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 14 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Adaptive evacuation systems help people find the safest emergency exit more quickly than traditional static systems but the implementation of this cutting-edge technology could be delayed by lack of awareness
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 13 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Parsons has launched an integrated portfolio of technologies and services Domain6™, aiming to provide critical infrastructure resilience to cyber and physical threats
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- HSE
- Topic: HSE
- Date: 12 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
The Dubai Municipality and the Health and Safety Executive of Great Britain, HSE, have signed a MoU agreement to collaborate on occupational health and safety systems by considering and implementing relevant regulations
- Details
- Conrad Dias
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 9 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
The new terminal of Muscat International Airport, which was opened in March 2018, is benefiting its passengers from enhanced operations and overall security provided by Thales
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 9 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
California-based security, defence and infrastructure company Parsons has announced the appointment of Dr Rida Hamza as vice-president for business development, critical infrastructure protection, with focus on the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and other high-growth regions
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- News
- Topic: Events
- Date: 8 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
DEKRA Middle East Safety Forum 2018 is all set to open on 13 September 2018 at the Double Tree by Hilton Dubai – Business Bay Hotel, focussing on a range of safety topics across industries
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- Fire Safety
- Topic: Fire Safety
- Date: 8 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has showcased its range of high-performance solutions, from topside to subsea at the Offshore North Sea (ONS) in Stavanger, Norway, held from 27-30 August 2018
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- HSE
- Topic: HSE
- Date: 7 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Power management company Eaton has introduced new MTL830 range multiplexers for Zone 0 hazardous area temperature measurement applications, aiming to improve the form factor to minimise hand wiring and simplify installation and maintenance, as well as making them RoHS compliant
- Details
- Conrad Dias
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 6 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
e-Mal, a full-fledged financial ecosystem, has signed an agreement with the cybersecurity company Hacken to strengthen the protection of wallet with a smart financial ecosystem
- Details
- Deblina Roy
- News
- Topic: Events
- Date: 5 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
Kuwait Health, Safety & Security Forum is set to convene health and safety leaders from around the globe from 24-25 September 2018
- Details
- Conrad Dias
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 5 August, 2018
- Year: 2018
FireEye, Inc, the intelligence-led security company, has announced the addition of a new detection and prevention engine, MalwareGuard™ to its endpoint security solution