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Seven Steps to Safer Operations

By Nick Candito, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Progressly Reducing job-site injuries and safety hazards is the ultimate goal for many health and safety professionals. Unlike comfy office jobs, field operators and field service technicians face safety hazards on a daily basis. Whether it’s the risks of being on the road or the very real…

CASE STUDY: Pennsylvania Picks Winners (Natural Gas Utilities) and Losers (Propane + Fuel Oil Dealers)
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CASE STUDY: Pennsylvania Picks Winners (Natural Gas Utilities) and Losers (Propane + Fuel Oil Dealers)

By Heather Douglas There are always lessons to be learned from the disagreements between propane and fuel oil dealers and the local governments who want to choose the victors and penalize other fuel sources. Pennsylvania is the latest jurisdictional case in point. Historically, Pennsylvania offered a competitive fuel marketplace and welcomed the sellers and distributors…

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The Art and Science of Measuring Inefficiency

By Curtis Serna President, Storm Telematics It should not come as any surprise to anyone living in North America today. There is a constant downward pricing pressure upon everyone within the value chain, which combined with increased costing, and having to do more with less, is placing significant strain on all stakeholders. With mounting challenges…

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Industry Round-up (January – May, 2017)

We Get Press Releases…Thousands of Press Releases (Part I) Roughneck Magazine decided to conduct an interesting analysis. We read through the thousands of media releases we’ve received since January 1, 2017 to highlight producers as well as service and supply companies who have gone to the public markets to raise equity. Then we went back…

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Specifying Intrinsically Safe Remote Monitoring Sensor Systems for Hazardous Class I, Division 1 Environments

By Josh Schadel, Guest columnist Wireless sensor networks frequently operate in hazardous areas where explosive atmospheres pose a safety risk to equipment and operators.  A Class I, Division 1 hazardous area is defined as an environment where combustible gas, vapor or mist is present or is expected to be present for extended periods under normal…