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Occupational health and safety has top priority within the cement industry. Hot areas and cyclone-preheaters are among the most dangerous places in a cement plant. Special attention therefore has to be directed towards working safely in these areas. ECRA reports.
World Cement visited the Hope cement plant in Derbyshire, UK, where it learnt about the plant’s training and apprenticeship schemes.
An insight into training and development at the Hope cement plant, and how a can-do attitude helps the site to enhance performance and achieve health and safety goals.
George Handley tells how current costing and pricing systems could be improved to make your cement plant the most profitable in India.
To mark its bicentenary in 2012, Fives asked the people of France about their feelings on the subject of industry and industrial plants. The Group has followed this up by conducting the same survey in China and the US.
Rule 8: Eventually it is in the best interest of everyone to work together
Rule 7: You must have a champion in the House and the Senate
Rule 6: Look big, be everywhere
Rules 4 and 5: Make the decision-makers own the decision and the outcome, and the threat of legislation can sometimes be as good as or better than passing legislation
Rule 3 - Exhaust your administrative remedies, but have an end game.
Rule 2: Know your target audience and their pressure points
Rule 1: You can't go half speed