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Gateways 2 & 3: An Engineers Perspective
First Published Feb 2024 This is intended to be a short article summarising Jon pagan's professional views on what the impact of Gateways 2 and 3 will be on fire engineers who are working on projects that are going to go through that process.
Safe Standing at West Bromwich Albion FC
We’re proud to support the future of fan safety and stadium innovation. Kiwa working with our partners GL events UK recently carried out testing of safe standing barriers at West Bromwich Albion Football Club in accordance with the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) directive — ensuring 5% of total installed seat places meet the latest safety standards. This work aligns with the Green Guide (6th edition) — the definitive guide to safety at sports grounds — and reflects our commitment to helping clubs meet regulatory requirements with confidence.
Hidden hitchhikers: are pests sneaking into your site?
In today’s complex food manufacturing and storage environments, maintaining a pest-free facility is more challenging than ever. One often-overlooked risk factor is the potential for pests to hitch a ride into your site via employees’ personal belongings. This covert method of pest ingress can lead to significant contamination risks and damage to reputation.
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You're a Plumber and you want to Upskill...
So you’re a plumber…enjoying your job but wanting to expand your skill set so you can add other services to the plumbing jobs you already do. Plumbers are in hot demand – there’s plenty of work to go around – but if you fancy more variety to your day why not thinking enrolling on the Gas Diploma and become a gas appliance installer?
How to become a Gas Engineer in just 3 Steps
Have you dreamed of a career change, but never been sure of the right steps? Thought about expanding your current skill set into further fields? Now is a great time to start! You may have wondered if it’s still possible to find a route into the Gas Industry. IGEM have worked hard to create a single, recognised route for new entrants to ensure there is one. The changes made in October 2018 have been implemented to ensure quality and secure training. “We’ve taken these new guidelines provided by IGEM and created a route just for you! And even better, it is possible to complete it in just 3 steps. "
RHI Heat Meters
Heat meters used to claim the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) must meet specific requirements for: positioning calibration and accuracy suitability (e.g. is the meter set up correctly for the liquid in the system) installation (meters must be installed in line with manufacturer's instructions and appropriate for the system they are monitoring, e.g. flow rates) Heat meters must be Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) compliant. For the Non-Domestic RHI must also comply with accuracy class 2 or better of the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID). If heat meters are required for the Domestic RHI this means accuracy class 3 or better. The following is a non-exhaustive list of heat meters that have been independently verified as MID-compliant.
