The newest standard on the block for welding AS 1796, has been published by Standards Australia to help inspectors carry out efficient and modern welding inspections. This actually represents the 5th edition of AS 1796, being a revision of the 2001 edition. In the 2022 version, Standards Australia nods to the importance of the standard…
Many organisations follow the guidance from the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) in how they should run their lifting operations on site. As an internationally established association that provides excellent advice and knowledge, it is well understood as a go to source for lifting expertise. What helps LEEA qualified engineers when conducting audits and inspections…
For anyone operating lifting equipment or working within an organisation with cranes, hoists or harnesses, there are now digital hoist inspections available to enhance safety. For such organisations and businesses, the safety of workers, operations and the facility is the number one concern. Number two is that the equipment or asset in question is working…
Across industries and fields, business inspections and organisational checks are moving to digital; now the construction industry wants in with paperless lifting inspections. Just like the safety inspection of any agricultural equipment or solar panel installation, lifting assets and cranes also need safety checks pre and post operation, to monitor their state and condition. Similar…
Whether they carry pipes, people, or produce, tunnels are a vital part of infrastructure across several sectors; now digital tunnel inspection is transforming how they are maintained. Numerous tunnels stretch across vast distances and form important parts of supply chains and domestic life, and as such their construction and upkeep are highly imperative. Now inspectors…
Across the world there are serious differences in the air quality that every human breathes. Whether it’s in the countryside or the suburbs, the city or at sea; the air that we breathe in and out can have serious consequences on short- and long-term health. Many building managers and OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) professionals…
With over a billion people globally living with a form of disability, many day-to-day things can be a large challenge. In society this can at times be forgotten and quickly become an issue that is ignored. Accessibility inspection is imperative for any organisation that deals with customers and does not wish to exclude those with…
Constructing, working on, and inspecting tunnels all pose unique problems and challenges for any field personnel, regardless of how well-equipped you are. Safe tunnelling, whether that is in the excavation or monitoring stage is all about minimising the necessary risks and eliminating the unnecessary risks. Today it has become much easier than the traditional tunnelling…
Tunnel inspections are used before, during and after ‘tunnelling’ has taken place at a location. As such they are vital to ensure that a safe tunnel will be/has been constructed. Tunnel inspections are utilised by organisations in assessment of site worthiness for safe tunnelling; inspections of safe working conditions of construction employees; and checks of…