HEALTH & SAFETY
RTITB CONFERENCE SUCCESS TO BENEFIT FORKLIFT INDUSTRY
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eading workplace transport training accrediting body, RTITB, enjoyed huge success with its inaugural Partner
Conference, held on 21st January 2015 at the Birmingham Crowne Plaza. From the huge network of RTITB accredited organisations, individuals from more than 80 companies travelled from all over the UK and Ireland to attend. Operations Director of RTITB,
Laura Nelson, opened the event with the organisation’s vision for workplace transport, which states: “By 2020 we would like all materials handling equipment training to be delivered by accredited training organisations. This will protect employers, help the HSE/Investigators when things go wrong, make the industry safer and make the industry more efficient. How we are going to get there is through working in partnership with our accredited organisations and really educating those purchasing training.” Laura Nelson also spoke about the opportunities available to the accredited
organisations, presenting delegates with valuable market research and demonstrating the size of their business opportunity. Accredited organisations
were engaging with each other throughout the day, both at the event and via social media. As well as Laura Nelson,
speakers in the programme included: Andrew Wetters of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); Richard Dainty of RTITB accredited organisation, Peter Hird & Sons; Director of Molokini Marketing, Nik Webb; Peter Swanson who works with the Cranfield University School of Management; and bestselling author, Nicola Cook. Award-winning entrepreneur and
international best-selling author, Nicola Cook, presented a session titled ‘Secrets of Success’. Having worked with big companies such as American Express, Procter & Gamble, Gucci, and Disney, Nicola shared
her 20 years’ experience in the field of professional selling and personal and business growth with RTITB’s accredited members. The Partner Conference was a great
opportunity for these select companies to network with fellow RTITB accredited organisations and to discuss shared issues within the industry. RTITB also shared insider knowledge about business plans for the next five years. RTITB confirmed that this will become an annual event. To find out more about RTITB visit www.
rtitb.co.uk or contact +44(0)1952 520200.
MEET OFFSHORE PLATFORM HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS
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marinth, a leading company specialising in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal
pumps and associated equipment to the Oil & Gas, petrochemical, chemical, industrial and renewable energy markets, has designed and supplied an innovative compact acoustic enclosure for its API 610 OH2 produced water treatment pumps to meet strict health and safety regulations on an offshore platform in Qatar. When Maersk issued the design
standard for a new produced water treatment plant for one its offshore production platforms in Qatar, in order to meet Health and Safety regulations Maersk stipulated a maximum noise level for the pumps of 80db(A). Although Health and Safety regulations differ slightly around the world, a broadly accepted maximum level for continuous exposure to noise over an eight hour working day is 85db(A). The contract for the produced water
treatment plant was placed with Alderley who in turn turned to Amarinth, with whom it has a long established relationship for oil and gas projects, to supply the necessary API 610 OH2 pumps with
Plan 53B seal support systems. This placed the responsibility on Amarinth to meet the 80db(A) noise levels for the pumps, and furthermore supply the pumps on a tight 28 week delivery. Historically, noise levels for produced
water treatment plants on offshore platforms have varied depending on where they are sited and who is working near them. Amarinth determined that for the pumps to meet the design standard their noise would have to be reduced. On measuring the noise levels for the motor and wetted-end separately however, Amarinth found that the motor noise was less than 80db(A) but the wetted-end was higher, which took the overall noise levels above the 80db(A) design standard. The solution from Amarinth was
therefore to design a bespoke baseplate placing the pump and motor on the left and the seal support system with its air cooled piping on the right. This enabled Amarinth to design a compact and cost-effective acoustic enclosure for just the wetted end of the pump which would fit within the space constraints of the rig, allow for regular maintenance and reduce the overall noise
to the required level. For
ease of maintenance and full 360° access to the pump and motor, the acoustic enclosure was quickly removable without the need to disrupt any pipework. However, it also had to remain in- situ near the pumps when removed as there was nowhere else to move it to on the rig. This required modelling the human elements during the design stage to determine how people could work around the enclosure effectively. A maintenance hatch was also provided in the enclosure for regular access to the oiler.
www.amarinth.com
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