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We are thrilled to announce that the new standard test method ASTM D8606 has been officially confirmed and published by ASTM International. This standard test method specifies the procedure for finite flash point determination of liquid waste using a Modified Continuously Closed Cup (MCCCFP) tester, operating within a temperature range of –25 °C to 90 °C. ...
When police tape comes down and headlines fade, the aftermath of a crime scene often leaves more behind than visible damage or emotional trauma. Invisible environmental hazards can persist long after an incident, posing health risks to occupants, workers, and the public. ...
Large-scale tire dumps have often become symbols of poor industrial waste management and disregard for environmental protection. 2. Fire Hazards and Air Pollution Threats Stockpiled tires are highly flammable. Once ignited, they are extremely difficult to put out because of their rubber composition and internal void structure, which sustains smoldering ...
In retail, the back room may not get much glory—but it quietly determines efficiency, safety, and cost control. One often-overlooked tool for transforming that space are retail balers (sometimes called cardboard balers, shrink-wrap balers, or recycling balers). When deployed strategically, a retail baler helps stores reduce hauling costs, mitigate fire and health risks, eliminate pests and ...
Howdy Partner! Thought we should spend some time talking about gun barrel inspections. Regular firearm maintenance is essential not just for performance, but also for safety. Among the most effective tools for firearm inspection is the gun barrel borescope—a compact, precision instrument that allows gun owners, collectors, and gunsmiths to visually inspect the interior of barrels with ...
Whether its a reduction in hauling costs, odor, pilferage, vermin, & fire hazards or an increase in time, space, labor, money, & sustainability image, what would be your reason(s) for investing in a Harmony industrial outdoor trash compactor? ...
Harmony Enterprises is always excited to share stories of customers who are having success in their recycling and sustainability programs using our quality recycling balers and trash compactors. We especially enjoy highlighting businesses who have achieved this success over the course of several years, providing further evidence for our equipment longevity. One of our most recent stories about ...
As Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires grow in frequency and intensity across the western United States, environmental experts are increasing their education to the public about an often-overlooked danger: arsenic contamination. ...
Customers around the world know that Harmony manufactures the widest range of waste and recycling equipment. This includes the many sizes of stationary compactors and containers, and the various feeding configurations they can have, like walk on decks, drive on decks, hoppers, double access doors, tippers, ground feeding, doghouse enclosures, and more! But, what makes a stationary compactor heavy ...
World Environment Day is a global initiative created by the United Nations to raise awareness about sustainability and to promote action to protect the global environment. It is celebrated annually on June 5th. A different country is chosen to host the event each year, bringing many different types of stakeholders to the table to address challenges and create tangible, long lasting solutions to ...
The engine room is the most critical space to keep safe. It’s the heart of operations, ensuring the ship’s journey can continue smoothly. Without it operating, any large ship would lose its essential functions, making it powerless at ...
At the age of ten, he joined the youth fire department to learn about fire protection, technical assistance, and first aid. ...
Prioritizing Safety The project is required to meet strict safety and environmental standards, and the staff assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of potential risks. Compliance with the California Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association standards (NFPA 855) to ensure top-tier safety measures. ...
When you think of supermarket compactors, the first thing that comes to mind might not be trash compactors at all. Most people think of stockroom area recycling balers used to recycle grocery store operational waste that has value. These baling machines help to “compact” and bind cardboard, shrink wrap, aluminum, and plastics for storage and transport to a recycler, reducing ...
After a wildland-urban interface fire (also known as a wildfire or bushfire), the safety and well-being of students must remain a top priority, particularly when it comes to outdoor spaces like playgrounds and outdoor eating areas. ...
As Southern California wildland-urban interface fires are 100% contained, the recovery process and cleanup begin. Cleaning up a property can be dangerous as there can be hazardous materials on the ground, inside homes and businesses, and in the air. ...
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added wood dust to the list of substances known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65 in 2009. ...
With Stockholm’s plan to increase the number of hydrogen-powered buses, it is essential to have safety systems that can effectively address fire, flame, and gas hazards. Fredrik Ek, Head of Project at Consilium Safety Sweden, explains that a piping system has been installed, which extracts smoke and detects gas within the smoke. ...
If you have been searching for a baler for your company’s recycling, but think you can only afford a used baler, you may want to consider other recycling equipment financing options – such as leasing or renting a baler instead. Even if your budget is not as big as you would like it to be, it is still possible to acquire new recycling and waste management equipment to meet your ...
Trash compactors are a great tool to help you save time, space, labor, and money managing waste in your operations. Not only do they compact unrecyclable waste, reducing your company’s waste footprint, they help you keep your work areas clean and safe, while reducing the number of times you need to pay a hauler to remove your trash each month. There are many different styles of trash ...