Time flies when you’re having fun, and the speed of change at Gas Control Equipment (GCE) has been very swift indeed. With GCE formed in 1987 out of a merger between the welding businesses of...
In industry when we consider accident statistics we often like to quote Lost Time Injury(1) (LTI) rate or Recordable Work Injury(2) (RWI) rate. That’s the absolute number of LTI or RWI accidents expressed per million...
Strong, visible leaders at all organisational levels are a crucial component of an effective, sustainable, health and safety management programme. Through what they do, what they say and what they choose to focus on, leaders...
Numerous CO2-related organisations and publications provide guidance and govern the aspects surrounding safety in the merchant CO2 industry. The material safety data sheet (MSDS), which is provided by the CO2 suppliers, is quite a comprehensive...
Whilst the gasworld flag has been metaphorically flown in most of the regions of opportunity for our business around the world, South East Asia has remained untouched, until now.
Want to get involved in welding on a global level? Then you should know about a major international event in the world of welding that will be coming to the United States this summer. The International Institute of Welding (IIW)...
The carbon dioxide (CO2) industry is a complex one. Some companies within the industry both produce and distribute CO2, others buy crude and process it, while others are strictly distributors. The CO2 itself is delivered as crude, gas, liquid, and...
Cheap natural gas is a big topic of discussion, particularly in the US. Serious consideration is being given to natural gas as a transportation fuel. GE (www.ge.com) and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (www.chk.com), two heavyweights in the energy arena, recently announced plans...
According to recent academic and government agency studies, the United States has at least a 100-year domestic supply of natural gas. Liberating that gas is now economically possible thanks in part to continued developments with hydraulic fracturing, aka, “fracking.” In the...
The premier event for gas industry professionals, the Gastech Conference and Exhibition, will celebrate its 26th year at the award-winning ExCeL Conference & Exhibition Centre in London’s Docklands, October 8–11.
