AECOM focuses on community development in major R573 upgrade project for SANRAL
Access roads, bulk stormwater drainage forms part of community development projects
Globally-trusted infrastructure consulting firm AECOM is supporting the creation of significant opportunities for skills transfer, development of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and community development projects as part of its scope of work...
Hazards and fire risk in the chemical-processing industry
A fire that broke out at the KZN Resins factory in Durban at the end of August has placed the spotlight on the extreme hazards associated with the chemical-processing industry (CPI), comments ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk.
These hazards can quickly lead to a...
New smokestack instrumentation a towering success thanks to Skyriders
When electrical, mechanical and control engineering expert Proconics was recently called upon to install new gas-monitoring instrumentation at a major petrochemical producer, it turned to rope-access specialist Skyriders to provide the secure access and work-at-height required for the trunking, tubing and cabling.
This followed an...
Quality Control and Risk Management
Australian headquartered online technology company Real Time Instruments (RTI) believes that strong demand for their AllScan Online PGNAA Analyser reflects a renewed focus on quality and processing efficiency by the mining and mineral processing sector. The AllScan is a new-generation online elemental analyser that...
Using VR training to beat the constraints of COVID 19
“COVID 19 and social distancing will most certainly accelerate the adoption of mobile, online and virtual reality learning – especially in the mining industry”, so says Wilhelm Prinsloo, MD of Simulated Training Solutions (STS3D). STS3D develops virtual reality and 3D animation simulations to address...