Responsible Energy
The CIA held the Responsible Energy conference. Delegates heard that the impact of increasing renewable targets on electricity prices will make gas fired and, particularly biomass fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) schemes attractive, and that wind turbine and energy from waste projects offer stable longer term energy prices and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) benefits.
Delegates from the Responsible Energy conference
Colin Board, ABB Engineering Services reviewed best practice in relation to compressed air, cooling water, boilers and motors. The CIA gave updates on climate change and energy polices.
ChemEng08 conference
The Institution of Chemical Engineers held the first ever ChemEng08 conference / exhibition at the Birmingham NEC.
From left: David Brown, Chief Executive, IChemE, Peter Hunt, ABB, Richard Darton, President of IChemE and Graham Lawson, IChemE Assembly Steering Group Chairman.
ABB Engineering Services played a key role in the event. Allen Ormond acted as chairman in the Health, Safety & Environment seminars and Graeme Ellis gave a presentation on ‘Identification of Major Accident Hazards’. ABB also sponsored, and exhibited at the event which was attended by approximately 1,300 delegates.
Oil and Gas UK 2008
ABB sponsored the Oil and Gas UK 2008 awards dinner in Aberdeen and hosted a table with guests from BP, Talisan, ConocoPhillips and Total.
“As sponsors, this event gave ABB Engineering Services a great profile.” said Ian Herbert, Operations Manager, ABB Aberdeen.
From Left: Alan Balfour, Mechanical Technical Authority, BP, Harry Robertson, Inspection Team Leader, BP, Paul Jackson, ABB, Bruce Lawson, Operations Strategy & Sustainability Manager, Total and Ian Herbert, ABB
HSE human factors update
ABB held a lunchtime forum on human factors, in Grangemouth.
The presentation was given to over 30 customer company attendees by Mr John Wilkinson, of the HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate.
John Wilkinson, HSE with John Walkington, ABB
John’s presentation essentially outlined the issues and corresponding management challenges for human factors that can influence people and their behaviours whilst in the workplace.
The presentation highlighted that human factors and ergonomics have a significant contribution to play in order to improve health and safety by reducing the number of accidents and cases of ill-health at work and that careful consideration of human factors i.e. the environmental, organisational and job factors, combined with associated human characteristics which influence behaviour at work should be a key element of a company’s safety management system.
For more information please visit the following HSE website -
www.hse.gov.uk/humanfactors