Electrical Eng'g, HSE & MNGT

World Energy Consumption

China: To fight climate change

The world most Eco-friendly building in China.

The Pearl River Tower directs wind to a turbine inside the building. 

The Evolution of Light Bulb

Suffolk firm fined for electrical hazard

A Suffolk plastics manufacturer has been fined after electrical fittings at its production site were found to be dangerous.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uncovered serious issues with the construction and maintenance of the electrical systems at Techplas in Sudbury on 9 and 10 October 2011 after investigating a separate unrelated issue.

Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court heard today (3 January 2013) that HSE inspectors found:

• live 400 volt cabling hanging off the wall
• a broken socket with live 400 volt cabling coiled on the floor
• fused spurs and electric switches hanging off single-core cabling, leaving the live 230 volt wiring inside exposed

Guards had also been removed from a plastic forming machine, exposing heating elements that could become dangerous as soon as the machine was switched on.

HSE served three Prohibition Notices on the company ordering urgent improvements to be made. Magistrates were told the electrical systems posed a significant and immediate danger to workers.

Techplas Limited, of Unit 1A Milner Road, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £5,930 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

After the hearing HSE inspector Saffron Turnell, said:

"The state of the electrical systems at Techplas was simply appalling and it is only a matter of luck that nobody had been injured or electrocuted.

"Employers have a duty to ensure the workplace is a safe environment and this must include electrical installations, whether or not the work carried out at their premises directly involves electricity.

"Ignoring health and safety at work legislation puts workers' lives at risk and it is only right that HSE takes enforcement action."

Safety Measures [India]Handmade wood scaffolding

In Lebanon,Abo Abdalla, an old guy from Akkar (North Lebanon) told me that they used to use the "Qinnab" cord to build the scaffold in the Lebanese villages, then they add water to make it stronger. Abo abdalla is a technician working in the construction field.
Mission Unaccomplished !

Even though, the greatest challenge that faced those philosophers / scientists was how to build societies’ stock of progressive human values: interpersonal trust, propensity for civic engagement, self-esteem, forgiveness, optimism about the future, and perhaps most important, tolerance for those unlike oneself, that is, openness to those who attach meaning to life in a different way.

I hope I will have enough time to Mix and Engineer New Tracks using:

my lovely Qosmio, a Pioneer mixer and some new programs I downloaded recently !

Interests: Hip Hop, Electronic Dance Music, Rap !