Modern Quarrying January-February 2017

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Conveyor safety best practices A global leader in the advancement of conveyor safety has announced the publication of the world’s first aggregation of global best practices, dedicated to reducing conveyor risk and injuries. Modelled after the company’s respected Foundations reference volume now in its fourth edition, Foundations for Conveyor Safety from Martin Engineering provides an unprec- edented collection of information assembled specifically to help conveyor system operators achieve safe production.

To assess the true value of safety, the book includes ground-breaking method- ology for calculating the payback from safety investments, sometimes referred to as ROS (Return on Safety). “This work is based on the premise that the extraction and processing of bulk materials can be done safely and profit- ably by applying global best practices for conveyor safety and design,” says Martin Engineering chairman Ed Petersen. “The first step to true productivity is safety; if a conveyor or and industry is not safe, it cannot maximise productivity.” www.martin-eng.com Martin Engineering’s Foundations for Conveyor Safety edition is a global roundup of best practices to keep workers safe on or around belt conveyors.

NewWearCheck people WearCheck’s oil analysis and reliability solutions services, has boosted its capacity with the recent appointment of three professionals:

Jacques Blignaut is the new chemist in WearCheck’s Pinetown laboratory. The capacity for this position has developed as the laboratory becomes busier due to the company’s expansion around Africa. Blignaut holds a Masters Degree in Chemistry, and will be assisting with research and development work for the company.

Paul Nhlapo has been promoted to handle business development and technical support for WearCheck

Jacoba Schwartz is WearCheck’s new agent in Kathu, covering the areas from Kuruman to Upington and surrounds, and develops sales, processes quotations and collects filled sample bottles to dispatch to the laboratory.

Middelburg and the surrounding areas.

www.wearcheck.co.za

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MODERN QUARRYING

January - February 2017