Technicians

Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior. 

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SHINSKEY Feedback Controllers for the Process Industries SHUGAR, DEAN The Chemist s Ready Reference Handbook SHUGAR, BALLINGER The Chemical Technicians Ready Reference Handbook... 

Manual ultrasonic testing offers the advantages of low equipment cost combined with the flexibility of the human operator to provide good access and complex scanning capability. However, a total reliance on the capabilities of the ultrasonic technician to visualise the physical situation leads to a number of drawbacks, including lack of accuracy and consistency of defect size and location measurements, lack of verification that the required scan coverage has been fully achieved, and lack of consistency in flaw classification. A further disadvantage is that the ultrasonic data is not permanently recorded there is therefore no opportunity for the data to be re-examined at a later date if required. 

User Interface This was seen as particularly important, since it has a significant influence on the acceptance of the system by the ultimate user, the ultrasonic technician. 

Another advantage with the system is that the quality of the scanning, in terms of the angle towards the weld and track partition is increased compared to manual ultrasonic testing due to the fact that the scanning technician is able to concentrate on the object rather than on the oscilloscope while scanning. 

The system also consists of a LCD-screen located nere the object to be scanned. This screen is a slave to the one on the acqusition computer and consequently shows the same image. The purpose of this screen is to help the scanner technician to acheive a full coverage of the area to be scanned. 

The multiple advantages of our process reengineering are improvement of the acquisitioii/analysis speed (times 4), the low cost as this in house application is based on personal computers, the easy and minimal cost upgrades can be performed by engineers and technicians, and an immediate inspection feedback implementation. 

Csuros, M. Environmental Sampling and Analysis for Technicians, Lewis Boca Raton, 1994. 

Searching a crime scene is a complex process (25), involving poHce, crime scene technicians, and forensic scientists. The procedure requires careful documentation, collection, and preservation of the evidence. Trace evidence (26) in criminal investigations typically consists of hairs (27,28) both natural and synthetic fibers (qv) (29,30), fabrics glass (qv) (31,32) plastics (33) sod plant material budding material such as cement (qv), paint (qv), stucco, wood (qv), etc (34), flammable fluid residues (35,36), eg, in arson investigations explosive residues, eg, from bombings (37,38) (see Explosives and propellents), and so on. 

An effective NDE program rehes heavily on periodic certification of the competence of its personnel (13,14). Certification programs designate levels of competence for all levels of personnel. Level I technicians are able to carry out instmctions in an NDE Level III supervisors are qualified to evaluate the needs of the test and devise a scheme that assures the desired level of quaUty or safety. 

The Laboratory Notebook Page. Most engineers, scientists, and technicians make a record of their work. A common form of record... 

Would the skilled technician, engineer, or scientist consider the newer invention unexpected or surprising in view of this previous work ... 

Scientists, engineers, and technicians would find it physically impossible to combine the prior teachings to produce the invention. 

Color Matching. Color matching is a process in which a technician prepares a formulation, ie, a mixture of pigments in a desired medium, that has the color effects desired by the customer. A good color match in one medium, eg, plastic, is not always a good match in another medium, eg, ceramic glaze. Thus the medium as well as the processing conditions have to be identical to those used by the customer. 

Experienced color matchers can achieve a good color match by trial and error without using any instmmentation. In some cases, however, this technique can be a lengthy process, and should the desired match be outside the color space defined by the available color standards, the technician might spend too much time just to determine that the match is not possible. To get the most cost-effective match using a low metamerism in the shortest possible time, the use of a computet color matching system is preferable. 

Whereas issues of technician productivity, sample status, and scheduling of analyses are economically important, these take second place to the issue of measurement quaUty in the laboratory. LIMS software enables activities such as cahbration and proper maintenance to be scheduled automatically. By recording the results of these activities in the LIMS, the data to demonstrate proper performance are readily made available. Additionally, the schedule can be adjusted to reflect the actual needs of the individual instmments. 

The analytical research and development (R D) unit is often responsible for the preparation and vahdation of test methods. The R D lab is not faced with the same pressures for rapid analysis as the QC unit, where pending results often hold up production. In addition, R D often assigns personnel to specific instmments or techniques, whereas QC generally requires technicians to perform varied analyses. This leads to an expertise on the part of analytical chemists and technicians which is difficult to duphcate in QC. Therefore the R D test method should be mgged enough to withstand the different environment of the QC lab and stiU provide vahd results. 

Fewer Resources. To assure economic well-being, the investment of 175 x 10 ia R D (1996) in the United States and 370 x 10 worldwide must be managed to maximize return (4). This will require substantial change for over one million scientists, engineers, technicians, and support personnel ia 13,000 laboratories across the United States and their counterparts around the world (5). 

The same simplified system of units can be used by the research scientist, the technician, the practicing engineer, and by members of the lay pubHc. 

The total value of dental suppHes and equipment manufactured in the United States in 1992 is estimated at ca 1.2 biUion. These materials are used by ca 170,000 practicing dentists (1992) and >8, 500 commercial dental laboratories employing ca 40—50,000 technicians. The dental materials market is limited because the pubHc does not buy direcdy except for toothpastes, mouthwashes, toothbmshes, denture aids, etc (see Dentifrices). 

A significant problem area for initial SCR systems has been the continuous emission monitoring (CEM) systems. In power plants, all sites equipped with CEM systems report the highest failure frequency. The CEM systems are the most labor intensive component, requiring as much as hill-time attention from one technician. At one power plant CEM systems were responsible for 100% of 73 reported SCR system shutdowns (38). As CEM systems improve, these concerns may disappear. 

Rl accomplishes this task correctiy in a fraction of the time it would take for human technicians. The savings in this case are in terms of the number of orders processed, which ultimately translates to doUars. As a final example, consider Prospector, another classic expert system built in the 1970s (4). This computer program, designed to detect commercially viable ore deposits based on geological data, correctiy identified a molybdenum ore deposit worth about 100 million. 

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Laboratoiy procedures may need to be evaluated against the sampling techniques and materials involved in the toll. There may be new laboratoiy chemicals and hazards to be considered. This work may have been identified in the evaluation of special analytical techniques required for the process. A good practice is to ensure that the lab technicians have the necessaiy guidance and types of equipment on hand to monitor the process and waste streams accurately and safely. 

Job Specific Job-specific topics include training on new or revised operating, safety and maintenance procedures related to the toll. It could include emergency response plan training or laboratory technician training as well if those procedures were changed. 

Never Ix fore has so nuieh ground been covered in a single volume reterence source Hlis book is sure to be of great value to students, technicians and practising engineers as well as equipment dc-signers and manufacturers, and should become their one-stop shop lor all information needs tn this subject aa a. 

The storeroom techs must protect the mechanical seals handling them with extreme care. The engineer or technician must specify and select the seal components correctly. The mechanical maintenance technician must protect the seal at the moment of installation. Once the seal is installed into the pump, the seal requires the correct environmental controls to assure optimum life. At this point the work of the maintenattce technician ends. 

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