Entries by Matt Egan

Riddle Answers – June 2020

The Answer is 042 Didn’t get it right? Check out these instructions for how to solve it.   The answer is 23 pair of shoes = 10 Boy = 5 Double burger = 4 One shoe = 5 Boy with 2 burgers = 9 One burger = 2 One shoe + (Boy with 2 burgers […]

Planned (Preventative) Maintenance

Planned maintenance allows you to maximise the performance of your plant by ensuring that it stays running safely for as long as possible without any unplanned downtime. Planned maintenance means you consider how to ensure your machines run effectively and plan when the work or maintenance needs to be done so it has the least […]

EEHA – Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas

In electrical engineering a hazardous area is a place where a fire or explosion hazard may exist due to: flammable gases or vapours combustible dusts or ignitable fibres which may be present in the air in quantities sufficient to produce explosive or ignitable mixtures.   Where are hazardous areas found? Places like oil refineries, chemical […]

Time to check your smoke alarms

Over 80% of fatal New Zealand house fires start through smoke alarm neglect, which is why it’s crucial that heat and smoke detectors are installed and regularly maintained. Smoke and heat detectors should be maintained on a six-monthly basis which is why we are often reminded to check them at the beginning and end of […]

Online Learning

It’s looking likely that if you’re not already, you’ll soon be getting to enjoy some extra time with your kids. Here are some great free online learning resources to keep the kids motivated – there may even be something that appeals to you to learn a new skill.   Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org Especially good for […]

Covid-19 (Corona Virus)

What are the symptoms of Covid-19 The WHO have identified that close to 90% of cases had a fever and two-thirds had a dry cough. The third most common symptom was fatigue. Almost 40% of cases suffered from it. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus How is Covid-19 Spread? It is spread through “Respiratory droplets” – when a person coughs […]

Arc Flash

An Arc Flash is an electrical explosion due to a fault or short circuit where electric discharge travels through the air between conductors or from a conductor to a ground. An Arc Flash can last anywhere from a fraction of a second to several seconds. Most 400v and above electrical machinery has the capacity to […]

Instrumentation & Calibration

INSTRUMENTATION Instrumentation is the term used to describe all the different devices (or instruments) that are indicating, measuring and recording physical quantities within your plant to ensure that your production processes are operating effectively. Some types of measures commonly monitored include:   Flow  Flow meters are used to measure the flow in a process pipe. […]