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Practical engineering knowledge, guidance and resources for people working in UK food manufacturing.
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The UK Statutory Inspection Calendar for Food Factory Engineering
The legal examinations and tests a UK food site must keep in date (PSSR, LOLER, LEV, electrical, fire, F-gas, X-ray and more) and how to run them as one controlled calendar.
Combustible Dust and DSEAR: Explosion Safety in Food Factories
How DSEAR applies to flour, sugar, starch, milk powder and other food dusts in UK sites, and what engineering must control: zoning, equipment, ignition sources and housekeeping.
LOTO: Isolation Is Not Complete Until Zero Energy Is Verified
A practical reminder that lockout/tagout is a process of identifying, isolating, dissipating and verifying hazardous energy before work begins.
Contractor Control for Engineering Work in Food Factories
A practical control framework for making sure contractor competence, permits, food-safety boundaries and site interfaces are managed before work starts.
Permit to Work: Quality Over Paperwork
How to use permit systems as a real risk-control conversation rather than a form-completion exercise.
