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NEWS THE POWER OF DATA GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS ON PPE CHANGES
Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022, employers that supply safety equipment to employees must carefully assess their health and safety responsibilities. Micheal Brown, Health & Safety Contact
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identifying motor-driven equipment in their facilities with the best energy-saving potential. The ABB Ability Digital Powertrain Energy Appraisal service will draw on data measured from fleets of digitally connected electric motors and variable speed drives (VSDs) to show where and how much energy can be saved by upgrading to high-efficiency technologies. Operators can then make data- driven decisions when prioritising investments. Upgrading to energy efficient technology is
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one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to lower energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Across the world’s 300 million industrial motor-driven systems, there is potential to cut global electricity demand by up to 10 percent by switching to high-efficiency systems. “The challenge for an industrial operator is
knowing where to start in a fleet of hundreds of electrical motors,” said Adrian Guggisberg, Division President of ABB Motion Services. “ABB developed the new Digital Powertrain Energy Appraisal service to provide clarity by analysing motor data and identifying where businesses should focus investment to maximise energy efficiency gains that reduce operating costs and CO2 emissions.” One operator that is reaping the benefits is
Waggeryd Cell, a pulp mill in southern Sweden. It wanted to further improve the efficiency of its energy-intensive process by building on its ABB Ability Condition Monitoring system. This draws data from digitally-connected motors in refiners, process pumps, fans and conveyor belts. Under the new Digital Powertrain Energy Appraisal service, ABB’s experts used data from the same sources to identify the ten motors with the most potential for improving energy efficiency. Waggeryd has now prioritised replacement of six of these motors. Traditionally, an energy efficiency appraisal
requires time-consuming manual collection and evaluation of data and covers only the largest motor-driven systems on a site as these are typically seen as having most potential for saving energy. However, this could overlook opportunities for electric powertrains where energy-saving potential is not obvious. The new digital appraisal service uses a plug
and play approach to simplify energy efficiency assessments by pulling operational data remotely from across an entire fleet of digitally connected motors. This provides much deeper insight into the benefits of upgrading to high- efficiency motor-driven systems.
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new digital service from ABB will enable industrial operators to maximise energy efficiency and boost sustainability by
Manager at Citation explains what the changes really mean and addresses key considerations for employers. Under previous legislation, it was an
employer’s duty to provide PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to employees. However, the PPE changes now extend the Health & Safety responsibilities of the employer, ensuring that they take into account a broader definition of ‘worker’, and provide them with PPE free of charge. Put simply, the PPE regulation changes in
PPER 2022 are centred around a definition of ‘worker’ that replaces the old terminology of ‘employee’ used in the previous 1992 regulations. The new regulations will not change your
duties towards those individuals employed on a contract of employment. However, more people may now fall into the category of ‘worker’ which means that if you are using workers to complete works for your business on a personal basis you may be required to provide suitable and sufficient PPE, and
ith new PPE regulations that came into force on 6th April, under the Personal Protective Equipment at
training and instruction on the use of that PPE free of charge. For those who are genuinely self-employed, there’s no requirement to provide PPE. The regulations now take into account
those workers who: Have a contract of employment – There
are no changes to the duties to employees under the amendments and so employers should continue to provide high-quality PPE in line with the risks identified within their risk assessments, free of charge. May not have a formalised contract of
employment – The regulations now account for ‘workers’ who may not have a formalised contract of employment and who are engaged in a more ‘casual’ way. All workers, including employees and
those who previously were regarded as ‘casual’ and similar terms, must now be provided with PPE and trained on using that PPE, unless they are genuinely self-employed. Therefore, it is essential to understand the
legal employment status of each individual within your workforce and have clarity on if they fall under the PPE regulations or not. It’s also good to have a future plan in
terms of new hires and contracts, clearing mapping out who you will be supplying with PPE training and equipment to, and a system to verify that they have received it.
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PARTNERSHIP HELPS AVOID DIESEL PRICE RISE
complete turnkey liquid gas solution for manufacturing businesses with onsite power generation needs. The new partnership focuses on helping companies currently running their generators on diesel or fuel oil to secure a cleaner, greener energy supply, whilst also avoiding significant price rises from the red diesel tax subsidy changes in April 22. “For a number of different industries,
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diesel-powered standby generators are about to become substantially more expensive to run due to subsidy changes,” said John Kinstrie, Head of Solutions at DTGen. “That’s why we’ve teamed up with Flogas. Together we can make a positive impact on manufacturing businesses’ profits and their carbon reduction targets at the same time. Not only that, but switching to liquid gas will also reduce other harmful pollutants like nitrous oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) – helping to improve air quality too.” Flogas and DTGen will be combining their
expertise and working closely together to provide a seamless start-to-finish liquid gas solution. Customers will be able to select from DTGen’s portfolio of standby power systems, whilst also benefiting from a tailored liquid gas supply from Flogas. Their tanks will also be fitted with auto-ordering technology,
ff-grid energy solutions provider Flogas has partnered with standby power specialist DTGen to provide a
which alerts the team when levels are running low and triggers a delivery, so they are always kept topped up. “This is a proper turnkey solution,” said Rob
McCord, General Manager – Bulk Commercial at Flogas. “Customers don’t have to worry about speaking to multiple suppliers, they can leave it all to us. We’re one expert team and we’ll manage the whole process from design and specification, through to installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance and support. “The good news is, those who operate on
liquid gas now, will automatically be one step further on the road to net zero emissions.”
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