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Fire Water (part 2)
Fire Water (part 1)
| Recently, NFPA released an
“Alert” regarding the hazards of antifreeze solutions in fire sprinkler systems.
Antifreeze has become a popular alternative to compressed air for protecting
sprinkler pipes from freezing in cold climates. In its undiluted form, however,
antifreeze will exacerbate a fire instead of extinguishing it. |
by Richard J. Martin | September 19, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Solid Waste Netherworlds (part 2)
| We finish
the discussion started last time. |
by Richard J. Martin | August 10, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Solid Waste Netherworlds (part 1)
| Throughout most of human history, the term “solid waste” had a simple definition – a material that is neither liquid nor gas that is no longer useful and is ready to be discarded. |
by Richard J. Martin | July 27, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Demystifying Hazardous (Classified) Areas (part 2)
| The two steps required for effectively implementing a hazardous-area classification strategy are designating and equipping.
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by Richard J. Martin | April 26, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Demystifying Hazardous (Classified) Areas (part 1)
| All too often, terms like “Class-I/Division-2” or “Class-II/Group-E” stir up confusion in the minds of makers and users of industrial heating equipment.
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by Richard J. Martin | April 19, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Mission: Safety (part 2)
| Last time, we presented the first four safety-expert recommendations, and we conclude with the remaining three.
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by Richard J. Martin | April 1, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Mission: Safety (part 1)
| An old adage often applied to parenting is equally germane to safety in the workplace: [Safety] values are “caught” not “taught.”
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by Richard J. Martin | March 7, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Greenhouse-Gas Legislation in California (part 2)
Greenhouse-Gas Legislation in California (part 1)
Furnace Safety Q&A (part 3)
Furnace Safety Q&A (part 2)
Furnace Safety Q&A (part 1)
Global Warming Science
| This blog provides excerpts from our two-part interview with Donald Rapp, the author of the book Assessing Climate Change.
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by Richard J. Martin | May 28, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Greenhouse Gas Reporting (Part 2)
| Although no federal GHG regulations currently exist, EPA reports that nationwide CO2 emissions have risen very little in the 2000s.
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by Richard J. Martin | December 17, 2009 | Comments (2)
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Greenhouse Gas Reporting (Part 1)
| On Jan. 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will, for the first time, require large emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) to begin collecting data under a new reporting system.
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by Richard J. Martin | December 3, 2009 | Comments (0)
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When OSHA Comes Calling (Part 2)
When OSHA Comes Calling
| The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 empowered Federal OSHA to conduct inspections and enforce safety compliance among U.S. businesses.
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by Richard J. Martin | October 29, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Becoming “Joe the Plumber”
| Two Fridays ago, I left the world of corporate consulting and started my own company – Martin Thermal Engineering.
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by Richard J. Martin | September 10, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Developing NFPA Safety Standards (Part 2)
| Anyone may submit a proposal to modify an NFPA standard, and the technical committee will consider it.
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by Richard J. Martin | August 6, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Developing NFPA Safety Standards
| Founded in 1896, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the world’s leading advocate of fire safety.
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by Richard J. Martin | July 2, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Managing Explosive Dusts (Part 2)
| The consensus standard for combustible-dust fire safety in general industry is NFPA 654, “Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids,” published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
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by Richard J. Martin | May 21, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Managing Explosive Dusts (Part 1)
| Although Congress did not pass HR 5522, “The Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Protection Act of 2008,” before adjourning last fall, management of hazardous dusts is still a prominent concern for regulators, insurers and industry.
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by Richard J. Martin | March 26, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Predicting Pollutant Emissions
| In the past 40 years, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has matured considerably, transitioning from a tool to compute forces on an airfoil to one that can simulate flows, temperatures and compositions inside chemical reactors.
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by Richard J. Martin | January 19, 2009 | Comments (1)
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AFS – Environmental, Health & Safety Issues 2008 (Part 2)
| This column covers three more EPA-related topics from the American Foundry Society’s (AFS) August 2008 meeting.
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by Richard J. Martin | October 23, 2008 | Comments (0)
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AFS – Environmental, Health & Safety Issues 2008
Being a Responsible Corporate Citizen
National Energy Technology Laboratory
| The pros and cons of government assistance to industry have been debated forever. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, a wise government is one that shall leave men “free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”
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by Richard J. Martin | June 11, 2008 | Comments (0)
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100 Years of Advancement
| Among the 2007 collection of published articles from the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association (JAWMA) was one from the University of California, Davis on emissions from stainless- and mild-steel welding. Using new experimental techniques, the group confirmed (approximately) the EPA’s prior AP-42 data for hexavalent chrome, Cr(VI), emissions from stick and gas welding (using ~18% chromium electrodes) to be approximately 0.2 and 0.02 g Cr(VI)/kg of electrode, respectively, and found Cr(VI) to be undetectable during welding of mild steel (with chrome-free electrodes). |
by Richard J. Martin | March 14, 2008 | Comments (0)
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Trends in Furnace Patents
| Most Industrial Heating readers are familiar with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and its role in protecting the intellectual property (IP) of business enterprise. Patents are a significant financial investment for most companies, so innovations are typically not patented unless a substantial financial benefit is anticipated. |
by Richard J. Martin | January 31, 2008 | Comments (0)
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