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Happy Holidays from Wesco!
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Heard on the Street
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"The world will run out of Halon 1301 long before the experts predict."
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| OSHA Issues Safety Alert Addresses Hazards in Fired Vessels - 76 Incidents of Non-Compliance |
12/13/18
Occupational Health & Safety
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued Safety Alert No. 341, "Fired Vessel Hazards Identified by BSEE in Risk-Based Inspections," in October 2018 after conducting a review of recent compliance and incident data to identify safety trends in the Gulf of Mexico. Its analysis pointed to a potential risk associated with fired vessels. From January 2016 to May 2018, 17 fired vessel incidents were reported to BSEE by 12 unique operators, and BSEE issued 76 incidents of non-compliance (INCs) during the 29-month period that were related to fired vessels, which are hydrocarbon processing vessels with self-contained, natural or forced draft burners.
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| Deaths of 2 Technicians Working on Fire Suppression System Being Investigated |
12/12/18
By Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer
69 News
NEW YORK -- The National Science Foundation says two technicians working on a fire-suppression system at an Antarctica scientific station were found unconscious and died.
The foundation said Wednesday the two had been working in a building at McMurdo Station, which is on Ross Island. It says they were found on the floor by a helicopter pilot who had landed after spotting what appeared to be smoke from the building.
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UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins are Now Collins Aerospace
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| Collin Aerospace Offers Voluntary Severance Packages to Employees |
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| File photo: Rockwell Collins engineers design and test aircraft seating at the company's Engineering Development Lab at the Oak Plaza campus. Photos by David Rolfe/Journal/ |
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12/12/18
By Richard Craver
Winston-Salem Journal
The Collins Aerospace Inc. division of United Technologies Corp. confirmed that it has informed its employees of the availability of a voluntary severance package.
The initiative was disclosed to employees two weeks after UTC completed its $30 billion purchase of Rockwell Collins Inc. on Nov. 27.
Collins Aerospace was formed as part of the acquisition. The former Rockwell Collins-B/E Aerospace Inc. operations in Winston-Salem retained the aircraft-interiors division, led by Dave Nieuwsma.
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NTSB (US) Castigate Owners of Casino Boat That Caught Fire - Killing One; Inadequate Fire Detection Partly to Blame
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Passengers flee the Island Lady, a casino boat that caught fire off Pasco County, FL in January, killing one woman.
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12/11/18
By Steve Newborn
WUSF News
The National Transportation Safety Board ripped into the company that owned a casino boat that caught fire off Pasco County in January, killing one woman.
Board chairman Robert Sumwalt noted the company had a similar fire on a boat fourteen years ago. He reacted after hearing testimony that the company has not improved its safety regulations since Carrie Dempsey, a 42-year-old mother of two from Lutz, died after the flaming boat ran aground earlier this year.
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Telgian Celebrates 33 Years in Business
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12/3/18
By MDM Publishing Ltd - NS
International Fire Protection
November marked the 33-year anniversary of the founding of Telgian Holdings, Inc., a worldwide provider of comprehensive fire, security, and life safety solutions.
Since 1985, Telgian has grown from a modest firm providing code development and consulting, fire testing, and fire investigation, to an international company with locations in seven cities, over 350 employees, and a comprehensive roster of fire protection, engineering and design, life safety, and security services. The firm counts some of the world's most recognizable corporate names as its clients.
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 Nelbud Acquires Fire Pro Inc. (Indiana) |
12/10/18
By Reed Parker, Writer/Reporter
Inside Indiana Business
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis-based Nelbud Services Group, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Fire Pros Inc.'s Indiana Fire Protection Division. The rebranding of the company's Indiana Fire Protection assets will expand Nelbud's service capabilities in the Midwest. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
President and chief executive officer Michael Crafton says Fire Pro's customer base and their consistent quality were factors in the acquisition.
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| Using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Fire System Design |
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| Bijan Fard, group marketing manager at FDS Consult, looks at the role of digital tools such Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling in the design of fire safety systems and the advantages it can provide. |
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12/13/18
Building Products
During a fire, smoke can present an even greater threat to safety than the fire itself. Not only can smoke impede evacuation but can quickly cause breathing difficulties and asphyxiation. Therefore, understanding how heat and smoke will spread through a building is vital in planning the most effective fire safety solution. This is especially important if the intended use or layout of the building presents a challenge to the design. Specialist fire engineers and consultants not only rely on experience but also utilise a number of analysis tools to create the optimum solution.
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