The,Deadly,Power,Custard,Explo computer The Deadly Power of Custard: Explosion Risks in the Food Man
Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc ----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a
Okay kids,take a tin of custard powder, open the lid and place it inside a larger tinwith a sealable lid. Make a hole in the tin can and place a tube through untilit touches the custard inside the tin. Now place a candle inside the tin,quickly seal the lid then blow through the tube: kaboom, the lid should haveflown off as the custard ignited.Scienceteachers love this kind of experiment; it keeps kids engaged whilst demonstratingsome important principles of science. Yet, if a group of kids can make a tin ofcustard explode, just think of the potential explosive power in factories thatuse tons of it. Not just custard either, most powdered foodstuffs, such assugar, spices, flour and even coffee can explode.Of coursethere are laws implemented to ensure that risk of explosions are kept to aminimum but how many companies actually follow them? In Britain the EUs ATEXdirective was introduced in 2003 to ensure companies were aware of the risksattached with explosive materials.Yet,according to industry analysts, many food producers, particularly smallercompanies, are wither completely unaware of the risks or are ignoring them.If the HSE(Health and Safety Executive) decided to crackdown I think they will find a lotof non-compliance, said David Mairs, from leading project management companyProjen. Even whencompanies do take pains to ensure they meet the desired requirements oftencertain items can get missed, the most common being the computer equipment. Obviously,computers, monitors and printers are electrical and can spark (particularly industy environments where the dust itself can short circuit boards), yet manycompanies neglect to ensure their IT is approved to use in that area. The mostcommon reason for this neglect is put down to cost. Obviouslyreplacing all IT systems with intrinsically safe and air-purged machines can beextremely expensive, especially if you are in the habit of upgrading your IT ona regular basis.However,there are lower priced alternatives. One way is to house all IT equipment intospecial industrial computer enclosures. These are widely available and can bemanufactured in all materials including food-grade stainless steel. They havethe advantage of not only preventing any fault in a computer or monitor fromsetting light to your factory but they also afford protection from knocks,bangs and explosions. They also have the advantage over specialist machines bythe fact that enclosures merely house existing equipment which can be replacedand repaired whilst still retaining your original industrial pc enclosure.
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