Reducing Risk With Emergency Flow Restriction Devices
Key Takeaways Federal regulations enforced by PHMSA require that natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines be equipped with an effective system of Emergency Flow Restricting Devices (EFRDs). The regulations prescribe baseline maximum spacings for EFRDs, but also require operators to evaluate where additional EFRDs could be placed to most effectively reduce the consequences of a […]
Reduce Your Exposure Risk with Rope Access Solutions
In recognition of health measures being put in place around the globe, we understand our clients’ need to reduce head count at sites in order to practice safe social distancing guidelines and reduce risk of COVID-19 infection. Safety is always a priority and we strive to provide solutions that increase safety and reduce risk and […]
An Introduction to Coal Silo Failures
Summary Over the past few years, there have been several coal silo failures in power plants in the US and abroad. These failures have dropped as much as 800 tons of coal on the floor below them. To date no injuries have occurred but significant equipment damage has resulted. The most common cause of failure […]
Climb Your Way to a Career
Acuren Rope Access Recruiting Event in Houston September 8, 2019 12:00 – 3:00pm MOMENTUM INDOOR CLIMBINGwww.momentumclimbing.com/silver-street/1401 Silver Street, Houston, Texas 77007 Acuren is pleased to be hosting a recruiting event on Sunday, September 8th in Houston, Texas. We invite all those interested in a rope access career to come visit us, or call and speak […]
HTHA Demystified
What is HTHA? High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) is a condition that can occur in process equipment exposed to hydrogen at elevated temperatures and pressures over time. Hydrogen reacts with carbides in steel and can manifest into internal decarburization and fissuring including molecular hydrogen and methane accumulating at grain boundaries. Subsequent high localized stresses can […]
Our Ropes Team in Action at Rogers Place
Our rope access teams also work on infrastructure projects. This project took place in June of 2019, high up in the rafters of Rogers Place in Edmonton and we thank them for allowing us to share these photos. Our rope access team installed 54 upright anchor beams to the existing building structure. These anchor beams […]
What Our Customers Should Know – Are You Considering Inspection Via Drones?
It’s not just about having a fancy drone. Industrial inspection using drones, or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), is becoming more common. While this method of access can deliver tremendous cost savings, there are some stipulations that are often overlooked, but should be understood, prior to allowing a service provider to carry out drone services […]
Privacy Policy
Download Our Privacy Policy Who we are Our website address is: https://www.acuren.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors enter our site we collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Media Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data […]