Safety training in mining evolves to embrace critical thinking
The mining sector’s significant progress in health and safety – with fatalities declining from 200 to 41 over the two […]
Stronger collaboration signals shift in SA’s civil engineering sector
Encouragingly, collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders in South Africa’s civil engineering industry is strengthening – underpinned by a
Technology improvements boost efficiency and precision
Barloworld Equipment, the southern African dealer for Caterpillar, has invested R68-million in several operational upgrades, technology enhancements and skills development initiatives at its Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC). The investment into the BRC, which was opened in 2012, has supported the company’s rebuild-efficiency and precision, with the overall goal of extending equipment lifecycles for its southern African customers. By Chantelle Kotze.
How safety improves conveyor production
Engineers have spent decades attempting to design, install and maintain belt conveyor components that eliminate fugitive materials to improve the working environment, reduce accidents, and increase productivity. Why? It is estimated that 85% of belt conveyor maintenance and production problems are related to fugitive materials – dust, spillage and carryback. Accordingly, a similar percentage of conveyor safety issues arise from these same fugitive materials. By Todd Swinderman, President Emeritus, and Daniel Marshall, Product Engineer, Martin Engineering.