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The article evaluates several products including the MDM900 mill-discharge slurry pump by Metso Outotec Corp., the plug connector from the miniCON series by R. Stahl AG, and the Rack Fire Protect building by Denios, Inc.

The article discusses the importance of having point-level switches in the storage and manufacturing of hazardous materials for the safety of people and environment from chemical spills. Topics include testing point-level switches for possible failure on demand (PFD), placement of the float point-level, ultrasonic point-level and capacitance point-level switches. Also cited are the use of level technologies for prevention of overfill such as ultrasonics, free-space radar or guided radar.

The article reports that Japanese plutonium is being shipped to the U.S. for secure storage and disposition ahead of a fourth summit regarding the security of nuclear materials. Topics covered include brief information on the summit to be held from on March 31 and April 1, 2016 in Washington, D.C., the removal of highly-enriched uranium from the Fast Critical Assembly, and the arrival of a shipment of separated plutonium to the U.S. from Switzerland in March 2016.

The article presents ways to safely implement the lockout/tagout (LOTO) regulations for companies. Topics include the occurence of problems due to unprevented LOTO, the benefits brought by LOTO stations in organizing the lockouts program, the usage of LOTO kits in storing devices to the important machine, and the relevance of group lockout box in organizing lockout boxes and protecting workers. The risk of having injuries and death associated with LOTO procedures is discussed.

The article discusses the importance of storing hazardous chemicals in bulk containers, information on the correct labelling of hazardous chemicals given by Dr Paul Taylor who is the Director of Chemicals at Safe Work Australia, and amendments by Safe Work Australia's members.

The article reports that the death toll following a series of explosions at a hazardous goods storage facility in Tianjin, China has risen to 139 that includes civilians and firefighters.

The article focuses on the campaign "Contain IBC Fire Risk" started by the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Fire Protection Research Foundation to prevent the hazards of storing combustible and flammable liquids in intermediate bulk containers (IBC) in compliance with NFPA 30, Flammable andd Combustible Liquids Code. According to NFPA's vice-president Christian Dubay, improperly stored containers can create hazards for dangerous pool fires.

The article offers information on how academic institutions secure and provide safety to hazardous chemicals including keeping the door of storeroom close, allowing only authorized individuals to obtain the materials and providing adequate storage for chemicals.