This week our Technical Director Dr Gavin Smith and I visited Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe Bay Campus to take part in #DiscoveChemEngLIVE. #DiscoverChemEngLIVE is a unique event for school students (12 to 18-year-old) to discover chemical and process engineering and learn about the wide range of learning pathways and career opportunities available across Wales […]
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Beyond our industry-leading Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI) training, Zulu’s 16-year reputation is built on delivering technical site services that act as an operator’s “insurance policy” against leaks and non-compliance. We don’t just teach the standards – we provide the personnel and expertise to execute them on the frontline; Turnaround Event Support: We provide independent Flange Inspection &
40 years ago the world’s worst industrial accident happened at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. Over 500,000 people in the small towns around the plant were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate.The final death toll was estimated to be between 15,000 and 20,000. Some half a million survivors suffered respiratory problems, eye irritation or blindness.
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Helping to support our UK process industries every day of the year with our joint integrity services and group products; 🔶 Joint integrity compliance audits🔶 QA/QC Inspection🔶 Joint Integrity Management🔶 Joint Integrity training & assessment🔶 Manual torque wrench calibration🔶 Leak detection (LDAR)🔶 UK Group manufactured gaskets/sealing products A true ‘full circle’ of leak prevention services
Let\’s face it, we all knew that 2024 was going to be a very busy year for the UK\’s process industries. Most of the major oil refineries and chemical plants have large turnaround events taking place between now and October (all at the same time it seems – but that\’s another story). So, silly season
When \”that\’s fine\” isn\’t fine.. | LinkedIn Here\’s a recent article by Chris Mellows, Director of Zulu Joint Integrity and Training regarding flange make-up tolerances and why the phrase \”that\’s fine\” often isn\’t the case. Only too often our QA/flange inspection teams witness misaligned bolted flange joints. At our new Centre of Excellence, we deliver
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At Zulu Joint Integrity & Training Ltd, we specialise in mechanical joint integrity management, a critical aspect of ensuring safe and efficient operations in high hazardous industries such as nuclear, oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical industries as well as the utilities and renewables sectors. We support UK and global industry. Our services are designed to
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To all the UK COMAH* registered sites that are NOT; 💀 Complying with regulations💀 Complying with industry guidelines and standards💀 Investing in mechanical joint integrity training and competency💀 Setting site entry JI standards for contractor labour💀 Using controlled methods of bolting💀 Willing to invest in Best Practice💀 Recording data and using flange management programmes💀 Putting
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We\’ve just spent three days sharing knowledge and delivering specialist joint integrity training to Mechanical Technicians and Process Operators at Vertellus (Widnes), a top tier COMAH chemical manufacturing site. It\’s always great to meet organisations that are taking mechanical joint integrity seriously and and we are proud to be be a partner in their ongoing
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Engineering apprenticeships allow people to gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to embark on a successful career in engineering through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom learning. It’s imperative that mechanical engineering apprentices understand and absorb the underpinning knowledge required to make bolted joints in hazardous pressurised systems. Best practice and industry
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