May/June 2018
Sector in Focus: Gas & Cryo
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New BCGA guide supports safe gas transport
T
ransporting compressed gases is a highly regulated part of
the logistics sector, and rightly given the risk of serious
incident should things go wrong.
Now, the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has
produced a new guide providing comprehensive advice on the key
issues surrounding vehicular transport in the industry.
Guidance Note 35 ‘Vehicle Selection and Transport Management’
brings together for the first time key criteria and information of
value to manufacturers, transport and freight operators alike.
It includes advice on vehicle selection, the recruitment, training and
assessment of personnel, as well as the relevant elements relating to
a transport management system associated with Class 2 dangerous
goods.
A wealth of associated information, including a comprehensive
listing of key contacts, agencies and organisations of relevance is
also featured, signposting readers to further information in specific
areas.
Doug Thornton, chief executive of BCGA, said: “GN35 is a
completely new guidance document, which pulls together a wealth
of information in to one place. The purpose of BCGA’s Guidance
Notes is to recommend good practice and give information for safe
procedures in the fields of production, distribu tion and the
application of gases, or for the use of gas equipment.
The compressed gases sector is the UK’s ‘invisible industry’
“They take account of overarching legislation and assist in ensuring
compliance through the development of controls to improve industry
standards. GN35 is an important addition to the wide range of
respected documents already available providing information in
accordance with these objectives.”
All BCGA documents are available for free download from the
BCGA’s website within the publications area.
Thornton added: “GN35 has been produced in accordance with
BCGA’s commitment to mission safety in the compressed gases
industry. The compressed gases sector is the UK’s ‘invisible
industry,’ with industrial, food and medical gases playing a critical
role in many aspects of life, underpinning a safe, successful and
healthy nation.
“BCGA’s mission is to ensure safety in the use, storage,
transportation and handling of industrial, food and medical gases.”
bcga.co.uk
Busch to unveil
new COBRA
B
usch Vacuum Pumps and Systems will be showcasing its
latest vacuum solutions at this year’s ACHEMA.
The new Dolphin liquid ring vacuum pumps are the focus of this
year’s trade show presentation. With the ATEX T3-certified COBRA
NC 0600 C screw vacuum pump, Busch will be presenting another
new product, specially developed for transporting temperature-
sensitive and potentially explosive gases.
With the new series of Dolphin LM/LT liquid ring vacuum pumps,
Busch has been able to optimise an existing product that has
become an established component of many industrial processes,
resulting in the development of powerful, yet energy-efficient
vacuum generators. Busch will be demonstrating its liquid ring
vacuum pumps from these series for the first time at its trade show
booth. They are available in 13 sizes with pumping speeds of 80 to
900 cubic metres per hour.
Dolphin LM are single-stage vacuum pumps for rough vacuum
applications from atmospheric pressure to 130 hPa (mbar) ultimate
pressure. Dolphin LT models are available in two-stage versions and
cover the vacuum range from atmospheric pressure to 33 hPa
(mbar). Dolphin LM/LT vacuum pumps have a modular design and
integrated flow channels. This makes them extremely compact and
eliminates the need for base frames.
With the new COBRA NC 0600 C, Busch is offering a dry screw
vacuum pump that is certified according to ATEX T3. It enables the
transport of potentially explosive gases or vapours at ultimate
pressures of 0.01 hPa (mbar) without the risk of contamination
with operating fluids. In general, Busch COBRA screw vacuum
pumps can be individually configured and perfectly adapted to the
respective processes.
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with HÜNI GmbH + Co.
KG, (Germany), a high
performance coating
applicator for corrosion protection with
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transport sector.
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