Putting IoT Into Action: Insights from IoT Leaders Around the Globe

A novel method for recycling PLA using low-temperature, low-pressure reactions with alcohol or water has recently been developed. PLA is used today in many applications ranging from food packaging to implantable medical devices. Because of its sensitivity to thermal degradation, PLA is difficult to recycle and actually becomes a contaminant in the plastics stream of municipal solid waste. Using the newly discovered process, different grades of PLA can be removed from a stream of commingled plastics and broken down to give high value chemicals. Some of these chemicals, called monomers, can be purified and used as feedstock to synthesize virgin PLA resin, thereby “closing the loop” on the PLA life cycle. This result is achieved by carrying out depolymerization reactions while the PLA is in solution.

This webinar will help you improve your root cause analysis. When you attend this presentation, you’ll learn: How a good root cause investigation can build employee support and “buy in” for safety initiatives and improve your EHS culture Key “why” questions that are fundamental to both approaches for determining root cause, whether you're investigating serious incidents, near hits/close calls, or hazards and risks identified through audits or inspections. How to use the results and findings of your investigation processes to the maximum benefit especially for establishing and completing corrective actions (CA) to avoid incidents and accidents in the future.

This two-part webinar took place on 22 March and provided a regulatory and legal overview of the recently amended K-REACH and the newly adopted K-BPR. Each session demonstrated to what extent these two regulations will affect your industry and what you need to do to comply.

Combustible dust poses a hazard to numerous industries, such as food, wood, chemical, plastics, and metals. Dust fires and explosions are relatively rare, but when they occur, they can be catastrophic. The first step to ensure safe operations involving combustible dust is to conduct a dust hazard analysis. This webinar will provide viewers with a guide to identifying combustible dust hazards in manufacturing facilities. The topics will include developing a dust sampling plan, principles of dust clouds and ignitable atmospheres, and mechanics of dust flash fires and explosions. The webinar will then cover how to analyze processes and buildings to determine where dust fire and explosion hazards exists by evaluating normal and abnormal operating conditions, potential ignition sources, and existing safeguards in place.